jaeger means any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
jaeger is pronounced /ˈjeɪɡəɹ/.
Etymology
A borrowing from German Jäger (“hunter”). Related to English yacht. Compare yager, yagger.
noun
- Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
- A hunter's guide.
- A rifle.“The jaeger was the creation of Central European gunsmiths ...”
- A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.“These were the mounted Hessian riflemen, the dreaded Jaegers.”
- The proprietary name of a range of woollen clothing; an item of woollen clothing.“'I have a good comfortable dressing-gown of Jaeger material.'”