mijnenjager
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- mijnjager (rare)
Etymology
[edit]Compound of mijn + -en- + jagen + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mijnenjager m (plural mijnenjagers)
- minehunter (warship that actively eliminates individual naval mines) [from early 20th c.]
Usage notes
[edit]- Mijnenjager seems to have been more frequently used as a synonym of mijnenveger (“minesweeper”) in the first half of the twentieth century; in more recent usage they are distinguished more sharply.