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YAGER

\jˈe͡ɪd͡ʒə], \jˈe‍ɪd‍ʒə], \j_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə]\

Definitions of YAGER

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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In Prussia, a rifleman; in Austria, a mountaineer belonging to a body of light infantry.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [German] A hunter;-a huntsman; a royal or princely forester;-one of certain regiments in the Germanic states;-a footman behind a carriage; a tiger.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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