jaeger
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jaeger¹
- /ˈjeɪɡəɹ/ US
- /ˈjeɪɡə/ UK
Where it comes from
A borrowing from German Jäger (“hunter”). Related to English yacht. Compare yager, yagger.
noun jaegers · jager · Jäger · jäger · yager
-
Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
Similar: skua
- A hunter or hunter's attendant.
- A rifle. The jaeger was the creation of Central European gunsmiths ...
- A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry. These were the mounted Hessian riflemen, the dreaded Jaegers.
Jaeger²
- /ˈjeɪɡə/ UK
- /ˈjeɪ.ɡɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From the company name of Dr Gustav Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen Systems Co. Ltd.
noun Jaegers
- The proprietary name of a range of woollen clothing; an item of woollen clothing. 'I have a good comfortable dressing-gown of Jaeger material.'
Jaeger³
- /ˈjeɪɡə/ UK
- /ˈjeɪ.ɡɚ/ US
proper noun
- Alternative form of Jäger: (informal) Jägermeister
Translations
Talk about this word "jaeger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jaeger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jaeger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jaeger "jaeger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jaeger.Cite this
@misc{jaeger_2026,
title = {jaeger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jaeger},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
