'Jager' definitions:
Definition of 'Jager'
From: GCIDE
- Jager \Ja"ger\, n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. Yager.] [Written also jaeger.]
- 1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See Yager. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'jager'
From: GCIDE
- Yager \Ya"ger\ (?; 277), n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, from jagen to chase, hunt.] (Mil.) In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army. [Written also jager.] [1913 Webster]