different between jager vs rager

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

Etymology

rage +? -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??e?d??/

Noun

rager (plural ragers)

1. (uncommon) One who rages.
2. (slang) A party, particularly a large, wild party (social event).
3. (slang) A raging erection; a massive erection of the penis.

Anagrams

• Grear, gerra

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra???r/, [???w?]

Verb

rager

1. present tense of rage

Dutch

Etymology

From rageren (“to brush”).(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “check, please: is it from ragen or rageren?”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a???r
• IPA^(key): /ra???r/, /ra?x?r/
• Hyphenation: ra?ger

Noun

rager m (plural ragers, diminutive ragertje n)

1. interdental brush

French

Pronunciation

Verb

rager

1. to rage

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written rage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

• enragé
• rage
• rageur

Further reading

• “rager” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• garer