Jäger

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Yäger (plural also Jäger, IPA pronunciation: [jeː.gɝ]) is a German word for "hunter". In English it is often written with the ("double") plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. jaegers) or incorrectly jager (pl. jagers) to avoid the umlaut. It is written as Jagger (as in Nick Jaggerd) in the Anglicized surname form.

The various meanings of Jäger / Jaeger / Jager include:

• Military forces
  • Jäger is a German military term for light infantry. It is often rendered as Jägers when referring to the élite troops of Prussia, e.g. the Potsdam Jägers.
  • Jägare are elite units in the Swedish Armed Forces.
  • Jägare / Jääkäri are the Swedish and Finnish name of the Finnish Jäger troops.
• Jaeger is the North American name for the smaller species of the skua family of seabirds.
• Jager is sometimes used as a short form for Jägermeister liqueur.
• Jagertee is a drink made by mixing rum into black tea.
• Jäger is a company that makes aquarium heaters.
• Jaeger-LeCoultre is a maker of watches.
• Armi Jager is an Italian firearms manufacturer.
• August Jaeger (1860-1909) was an English music publisher of German extraction.
• Gustav Jäger (1832-1917) was a German naturalist, physician and hygienist.
• Werner Jäger (born 1959) was a Austrian ice speed skater.
• Werner Jaeger (1888-1961) was a German classicist.
• Jaeger is a clothing retailer in the West End and Knightsbridge, with branches throughout the UK.
• Jager is also a rare male first name.
• Jager (plural Jagers) is the Dutch word for Hunter, and a last name
• Jager is an alternative name for Eger in Hungary.
• Jäger is the family name of SS-Standartenführer Jäger, who during 1941 commanded one of the Einsatzgruppen that hand-slaughtered Jews in Eastern Europe and Soviet countries into mass graves (the Jager Report of 1 December 1941 states that 137,346 Jews had been eliminated in Lithuania).
• Andrea Jaeger a former professional tennis player from the United States.
• Jaeger also refers to the style of flintlock sporting rifle that developed in Germany during the 18th Century, and achieved notable status in the new world as a hunting and military arm. A version of the rifle was adopted by select British regiments during the American Revolution, making it one of the first rifled firearms adopted by any military for widescale use. Many firearms historians consider the "jaeger" rifle to be the precursor to the "Kentucky" or "Tennessee" rifle. It is characterized by a short barrel (36 in. or less), large caliber (usually 54.), and usually has a sliding wood patchbox.

• Frank Jaeger fictional character from Metal Gear Solid.