jaeger
/ˈjeɪɡəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rifle.
noun
A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
name
Alternative form of Jäger: (informal) Jägermeister
Example Sentences
- "The jaeger was the creation of Central European gunsmiths ..."
- "These were the mounted Hessian riflemen, the dreaded Jaegers."
- "St. Louis, however, was not a place where such things could be kept secret for long. By early March, Democratic papers carried reports of a terrifying new battalion known as the Black Jaegers --"
- "'I have a good comfortable dressing-gown of Jaeger material.'"
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈjeɪɡəɹ/
- British English: /ˈjeɪɡə/