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Jager

Jager

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A family name from Germany
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjɑːɡər/
: Jager
  • Look, Mr. De Jager... they've thrown you to the wolves.
  • Peter Jager
  • Tom Jager
  • Cindy Jager

Examples

  • In 2010, Duhau and de Jager published The Forthcoming Grand Minimum of Solar Activity.

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  • And he, you don't know him yet, his name is Jager.

  • Come on Jager, show the lady what you can do.

  • If it was a difficult case, they used to fly De Jager in.

  • Marilyn Jager Adams, research professor in Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences at Brown University, believes that in order to be a good reader, a student must read a lot to acquire the vocabulary and text experience necessary to read more and more complex texts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Advanced students interested in composition could look at other examples such as Norman Dello Joio's "Variants on a Medieval Tune" and Robert Jager's "Diamond Variations"

    Academic text (1994)
  • Jager, Eric. Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris. Little, Brown (ISBN: 978-0-316-22451-2). Political intrigue that starts with a murder and ends with a throne.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The site, coordinated by Canadian computer consultant Peter de Jager and ASME member Clifford R. Kurtzman, president and CEO of the Tenagra Corp. in Houston, offers a variety of sources to aid both beginning and advanced Y2K converters.

    Academic text (1997)
  • "Our curiosity was piqued when we saw brands such as Wise Company implying that their pouches have up to a 25-year shelf life, which is rarely found in pouches of freeze-dried foods," commented Norm Jager, head of research and development for Mountain House.

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  • We invited Dr. Jager to give a lecture on German history.

Synonyms

Jäger
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A German family name

emphasizes origin as a family name of German origin

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Jager comes from the German word Jäger, which means 'hunter'. It was originally a name for someone whose job was to hunt, so today Jager is a family name that still reminds us of that 'hunter' work.