JAEGER

jaeger

(noun) rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the company name of Dr Gustav Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen Systems Co. Ltd.

Noun

Jaeger (plural Jaegers)

The proprietary name of a range of woollen clothing; an item of woollen clothing.

Etymology

Noun

jaeger (plural jaegers)

Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.

A hunter's guide.

A rifle.

A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.

(In science fiction): a robotic exoskeleton used in combat.

Synonyms

• (bird of the genus Stercorarius): skua

Source: Wiktionary


Jae"ger, n.

Definition: See Jager.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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