jager

Meaning

  1. (masculine) hunter
  2. (masculine) destroyer (type of warship)
  3. (masculine) fighter, combat aeroplane
  4. (masculine) jaeger, light infantry rifleman, ranger
  5. (masculine) skua, any bird of the genus Stercorarius

Concepts

hunter

huntsman

rifleman

skua

huntsman fighter page-boy

jaeger

chaser

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
ja‧ger
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjaːɣər/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch jager, from Old Dutch jageri. Equivalent to jagen + -er.

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Sentences
De   jager   was   op zoek   naar  roodkapje.

The hunter was looking for Little Red Riding Hood.

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