Definition of "jaeger" []

• Any of several Arctic and Boreal sea birds of the genus Stercorarius that harass smaller birds and snatch the food they drop. Also called skua. (noun)
• A huntsman or hunting attendant. (noun)

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• "At the same time, the stock evolved from the clubby jaeger silhouette to a distinctive slender shape."
• "Its direct ancestor was the European jaeger (hunter) rifle, probably the first firearm that could be aimed at a distant target and hit it."
• "The jaeger was the creation of Central European gunsmiths: a flintlock with a heavy, octagonal, rifled barrel of .60 to .75 caliber; a set (double) trigger; and a walnut stock equipped with a distinctive "trap" in the side that was covered by a sliding plate."