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jaeger

jae·ger [ yáygər ] (plural jae·gers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. predatory seabird: a brownish or grayish predatory seabird with narrow wings. Native to: northern Pacific and Atlantic.  Genus Stercorarius.

2. hunter: a hunter, especially in Germany and Switzerland

[Mid-19th century. < German Jäger "huntsman" < jagen "hunt, pursue"]
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