Jager

2 definitions found

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

  Yager \Ya"ger\ (?; 277), n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, from jagen
     to chase, hunt.] (Mil.)
     In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry
     armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French
     army. [Written also {jager}.]
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