mijnenjager

Dutch

Alternative forms

• mijnjager (rare)

Etymology

Compound of mijn +‎ -en- +‎ jagen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛi̯.nə(n)ˌjaː.ɣər/

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• Hyphenation: mij‧nen‧ja‧ger

Noun

mijnenjager m (plural mijnenjagers)

1. minehunter (warship that actively eliminates individual naval mines) [from early 20th c.]

Usage notes

• 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.