n.
Pronunciation: ' y ā -g ə r
Function: 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 skua, are strong fliers, and tend to harass weaker birds until they drop or disgorge their prey