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jäger definition

jä·ger (yā′gər)

noun

  1. a hunter
  2. a rifleman in the old Austrian and German armies
  3. jaeger

Etymology: Ger, huntsman < jagen, to hunt < ? IE base *yagh-, to chase, desire > Sans yahú-, restless

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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