jager

See also: Jager, jäger, Jäger, jæger, and Jæger

English

Noun

jager (plural jagers)

  1. Alternative form of jaeger

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “jager”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jager, from Old Dutch jageri. Equivalent to jagen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɣər/
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): [ˈjaːxər], [ˈjaːɣər]
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): [ˈjaːʝər]
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  • Hyphenation: ja‧ger
  • Rhymes: -aːɣər

Noun

jager m (plural jagers, diminutive jagertje n, feminine jaagster)

  1. hunter
  2. (nautical, military) destroyer (type of warship)
  3. (aviation, military) fighter, combat aeroplane
    Synonym: jachtvliegtuig
  4. (military) jaeger, light infantry rifleman, ranger
  5. skua, any bird of the genus Stercorarius

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Arawak: jagernu
  • → Papiamentu: jager (dated)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

jager

  1. present of jage
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