Home › Words › Y › yageryageryager means A surname.EtymologyBorrowed from German Jäger.nameA surname.nounA heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifleA Jäger, an elite soldier of the Austrian armye.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.caliver 56% match — A type of light musket. vs yager →squoyle 55% match — A stick, loaded at one end with an iron weight, used by poachers vs yager →yawler 55% match — One who sails a yawl. vs yager →harquebus 55% match — An obsolete matchlock firearm. vs yager →ruger 54% match — A firearm manufactured by the Ruger company. vs yager →whinyard 54% match — A sword, especially a hanger. vs yager →jingal 54% match — A type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel, sometimes taking the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest. vs yager →hackbutter 54% match — An arquebusier. vs yager →