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jaegers

jaegers is the plural of jaeger.

Meaning of jaeger

Noun

jaeger (plural jaegers)

  1. Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
    Synonyms:
    skua
  2. A hunter or hunter's attendant.
  3. (historical) A rifle.
    • The jaeger was the creation of Central European gunsmiths ...2007 January 16, David E. Petzal, “Rifle That Made America”, in Field and Stream, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2021
  4. A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
    • These were the mounted Hessian riflemen, the dreaded Jaegers.2010, Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, Albert S. Hanser, Valley Forge: George Washington and the Crucible of Victory (Historical Fiction), St. Martin's Press, →ISBN

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Noun capitalized: Jaegers

Jaegers

  1. (plural) plural of Jaeger

Phrases with jaegers

Questions about jaegers

What is jaegers the plural of?
Jaegers is the plural of jaeger.
What part of speech is jaegers?
Jaegers is a noun.

Words near jaegers in the dictionary

  1. jaebols
  2. Jaeckel
  3. Jaeckels
  4. Jaedon
  5. jaeger
  6. jaegers
  7. Jael
  8. Jaelyn
  9. Jaelynn
  10. Jaen
  11. Jaens

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