Definition of jager. Meaning of jager. Synonyms of jager

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word jager. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word jager and, of course, jager synonyms and on the right images related to the word jager.

Definition of jager

Jager
Jager Ja"ger, n. [G. j["a]ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. Yager.] [Written also jaeger.] 1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See Yager. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua).
jager
Yager Ya"ger (?; 277), n. [G. j["a]ger a hunter, from jagen to chase, hunt.] (Mil.) In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army. [Written also jager.]

Meaning of jager from wikipedia

- surnames: De Jager, Jäger, Jaeger, Jagger, Jágr Jager Afrikaner (died 1823), leader of the Oorlam people in South West Africa Jáger and Jager are Slavic...
- Jäger, Jager, or Jaeger (German pronunciation: [ˈjɛːɡɐ]), meaning "hunter" in German, may refer to: Jäger (surname), also Jaeger and Jæger, including...
- Jäger (German: [ˈjɛːɡɐ]; German for 'hunter'; sg. [der] Jäger, pl. [die] Jäger) is a German military term referring to specific light infantry units. In...
- Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. Jagger has...
- Wordsmith, Lily (5 June 2022). "How The Jager Bomb Got Its Name". Money Inc. Retrieved 17 September 2023. "Jager bomb". Dictionary.com. 9 April 2018. Archived...
- crimping dough - see Crimp (joining) § Food Jagga (disambiguation) Jaggard Jäger (disambiguation) (includes Jaeger) David Hey (22 June 2006). Family Names...
- de Jager is an occupational surname of Dutch origin, meaning "the hunter". It may refer to: de Jager: Bartholomeus de Jager (fl. 1650s), Dutch privateer...
- Look up jag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. JAG or Jag may refer to: Jag Bhaduria (born 1940), Canadian politician James A. Garfield (1831–1881), 20th...
- Fisher. De Jager left Colourfool Agency at the beginning of 2014 to work as a freelance hair and makeup artist. Forbes magazine named De Jager one of the...
- Look up Jäger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jäger (also Jager, Jaeger, or Jæger; German pronunciation: [ˈjɛːɡɐ]) is a common German surname. It...