jager
English
Noun
jager (plural jagers)
- 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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/
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audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ja‧ger
- Rhymes: -aːɣər
Noun
jager m (plural jagers, diminutive jagertje n, feminine jaagster)
- hunter
- (nautical, military) destroyer (type of warship)
- (aviation, military) fighter, combat aeroplane
- Synonym: jachtvliegtuig
- (military) jaeger, light infantry rifleman, ranger
Derived terms
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
jager
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- Rhymes:Dutch/aːɣər
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