different between jager vs jaeger

English

Noun

jager (plural jagers)

1. Alternative form of jaeger

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jager, from Old Dutch jageri. Equivalent to jagen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ja???r/
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [?ja?x?r], [?ja???r]
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [?ja???r]
• Hyphenation: ja?ger
• Rhymes: -a???r

Noun

jager m (plural jagers, diminutive jagertje n, feminine jaagster)

1. hunter
2. (nautical, military) destroyer (type of warship)
3. (aviation, military) fighter, combat aeroplane

   Synonym: jachtvliegtuig

4. (military) jaeger, light infantry rifleman, ranger

Derived terms

• jager-verzamelaar
• koopjesjager
• premiejager
• straaljager

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

jager

1. present of jage

English

Alternative forms

• jager, Jäger, jäger, yager

Etymology

A borrowing from German Jäger (“hunter”). Related to English yacht. Compare yager, yagger.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?je???/

Noun

jaeger (plural jaegers)

Wikispecies

1. Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
2. A hunter's guide.
3. A rifle.
4. A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
5. (In science fiction): a robotic exoskeleton used in combat.

Synonyms

• (bird of the genus Stercorarius): skua

Derived terms

• pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
• parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
• long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus

Translations

References

• jaeger at OneLook Dictionary Search
• jaeger in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.