Jaeger

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jaeger \Jae"ger\, n.
     See {Jager}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Jager \Ja"ger\, n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf.
     {Yager}.] [Written also {jaeger}.]
     1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See {Yager}.
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     2. (Zool.) 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}).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jaeger
       n : rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them
           drop their prey