jackal
Meaning
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- Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
- A person who performs menial/routine tasks, a dogsbody.
- A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
- (slang) A jack (the playing card).
- A player who steals the ball at the tackle.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒækəl/
Etymology
From French chacal, chacale, checale, schakal, ciacale, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), borrowed from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”).
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