jaeger

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see also: Jaeger

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈjeɪɡə/

Noun

jaeger (plural jaegers)

1. Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
2. A hunter's guide.
3. A rifle.
4. A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
5. (In science fiction): a robotic exoskeleton used in combat.

Synonyms

• (bird of the genus Stercorarius) skua

Translations

• Russian: помо́рник

Translations

• Russian: е́герь

Translations

• Russian: е́герь

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Jaeger

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈjeɪɡə/

Noun

jaeger (plural jaegers)

1. The proprietary name of a range of woollen clothing; an item of woollen clothing.
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 445:

     His nether half was clad in lightweight Jaeger combinations which stretched to the ankle and through the fly-slit of which depended the royal member with its innocent pink tip.

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