jaeger

noun

jae·​ger ˈyā-gər 

sense 2 also ˈjā-

1

a

: hunter, huntsman

b

: one attending a person of rank or wealth and wearing hunter's costume

2

: any of several large dark-colored birds (genus Stercorarius) of northern seas that are related to the skua, are strong fliers, and tend to harass weaker birds until they drop or disgorge their prey

Examples of jaeger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to these species, the region also offers the opportunity to catch the occasional seabird soaring along the surf, with potential appearances by the great shearwater, Atlantic puffin and pomarine jaeger, to name a few. — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025

There were gulls and a parasitic jaeger—which Wherley doesn’t remember being sighted in the area before. — Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024

In a video shared by the department, the crocodile lunges from the water and snaps at the jaeger, capturing the bird in its mouth. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024

Among the birds counted on a seabird survey at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary were 75 great shearwaters, 16 sooty shearwaters, 2,200 Wilson’s storm-petrels, two red phalaropes, and five parasitic jaegers. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023

When the storm dies down, the mass of birds will probably dissipate, Kyle Horton, a researcher at Colorado State University who studies bird migration, told Vox. Storms like Helene can blow seabirds like petrels, jaegers, and frigatebirds far inland. — Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

Word History

Etymology

German Jäger

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for jaeger

• beggar
• egger
• bootlegger