jackal

(Anglais)

Noun

1. Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
2. A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
3. (derogatory) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
4. (rare, slang) A jack (the playing card).
5. A player who steals the ball at the tackle.

Verb

To perform menial or routine tasks

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒækəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From French chacal, chacale, checale, schakal, ciacale, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šaġâl), borrowed from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”).

Concepts

chacal

chacal doré

chacal commun

chacal de l’Inde

canis aureus

Synonymes

fox

🦊

Canis aureus

wolf

🐺

minion

shark

🦈

subordinate

underling

cruel

wolfish

wild dog

Asiatic jackal

golden jackal

common jackal

wicked

dogsbody

lackey

Traductions

chacal

Schakal

chacal

jakhals

sciacallo

çakal

τσακάλι

szakal

xacal

Canis aureus

canis aureus

چهقهڵ

μπράβος

thos

torîk