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yagers

yagers is the plural of yager.

Meaning of yager

Noun

yager (plural yagers)

  1. (US, obsolete) A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle
    • There are fourscore of them; and but that each carries a yager rifle in his hand, a knife in his belt, and a Colt's pistol on his thigh, you could not discover the slightest point of resemblance between any two of them.1857, Mayne Reid, The War Trail
  2. A Jäger, an elite soldier of the Austrian army
    • Most of the officers were dressed in […] a bluish-grey frock-coat of a colour similar to Austrian yagers.1863, Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863

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Proper noun capitalized: Yagers

Yagers

  1. (plural) plural of Yager

Questions about yagers

What is yagers the plural of?
Yagers is the plural of yager.
What part of speech is yagers?
Yagers is a proper noun.

Words near yagers in the dictionary

  1. Yagar
  2. Yagara
  3. Yagarr
  4. yage
  5. yager
  6. yagers
  7. yagger
  8. Yaggera
  9. yaggers
  10. Yaghan
  11. Yaghan dog

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