JAEGER


Meaning of JAEGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyā-gər ]

noun

Etymology: German Jäger

Date: 1809

1.

a. : hunter , huntsman

b. : one attending a person of rank or wealth and wearing hunter's costume

2. : any of several large dark-colored birds (genus Stercorarius ) of northern seas that are are related to the skva, are strong fliers, and tend to harass weaker birds until they drop or disgorge their prey

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.