Lexic.us

Definition of Jager

1. n. A sharpshooter. See Yager.

Definition of Jager

1. Proper noun. Jägermeister ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jager

1. jaeger [n -S] - See also: jaeger

Medical Definition of Jager

1. 1. A sharpshooter. See Yager. 2. Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua). Origin: G. Jager a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. Yager Alternative forms: jaeger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Jager

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1844)
"It is more shy and difficult to be approached than the Pomarine jager. ... RICHARDSON'S jager, Nult. Man., vol. ii. i>. 319. RICHARDSON'S jager ..."

2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1912)
"An illustrative case is that of De jager v. the Attorney-General for Natal.2 De jager ... De jager. with regard to aliens in British who disapproves of the ..."

3. New Dictionary of South African Biography by E. J. Verwey, Nelson Mandela (1995)
"In this sense jager was instrumental in bringing together the Griqua. In about 1803 jager and his followers left their hide-out at the Orange River and ..."

4. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1898)
"... Heinrichs of the Hessian jager Corps, 1778-1780 |87 The Family of William 1'eini. ... jager ..."

5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1883)
"On August 26th, he read jager 2 ; tension was reduced. On Sept. 16th, he read a good deal of jager No. 1. On October 14th, the drops were omitted. ..."

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