Jäger

Jäger (plural also Jäger, both pronounced as the surname Yeager) is a German word for "hunter". In English it is often written with the plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. jaegers) or jager (pl. jagers) to avoid the umlaut.

The various meanings of Jäger / Jaeger / Jager include:

• 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 / 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.

• Gustav Jäger (1832-1917) was a German naturalist, physician and hygienist.

• 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 is a dutch word and last name, which means Hunter.

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