noun
also ja·ger ˈyāgə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: German jäger, literally, hunter, from Old High German jagāri, from jagōn to hunt + -āri -er — more at yacht
1. or jä·ger “ : a German or Austrian rifleman:
a. : one belonging to a military unit composed chiefly of huntsmen using their own weapons
b. : one belonging to a mobile light-infantry unit
2. or jäger
a. : hunter , huntsman
b. : an attendant on a person of rank or wealth dressed in hunter's costume
3. : any of several large and spirited rapacious birds of the family Stercorariidae (as Stercorarius parasiticus ) that inhabit the northern seas, are usually blackish brown above and lighter below or chiefly sooty brown or blackish with the bill hooked and cered, are strong flyers, and harass weaker birds until they drop or disgorge their prey — called also marlinespike ; compare parasitic jaeger , pomarine jaeger