Jäger

Teutonic woodland stalker

Jäger is German for hunter.

In English, it appears in military contexts—historically, light infantry or sharpshooter units in German and Austrian armies.

The word is familiar to many English speakers primarily through Jägermeister, the German herbal liqueur whose name means "master hunter." In gaming, jäger often names hunter-type characters or units.

hunter

pursuit

Act of chasing something

gamekeeper · woodsman · huntsman · forester · trapping · bowhunting · fowling · blinds · decoy · trophies

military

light infantry

Minimally equipped mobile troops

tactics · reconnaissance · sharpshooter · marksman · sniper · precision · camouflage · deployment · patrol · guerrilla

wildlife

game warden

Wildlife law enforcer

predator · prey · species · ecosystem · naturalist · biodiversity · endangered · wilderness · safari · tracking

German

Jägermeister

German herbal digestif liqueur

liqueur · bitters · Bavaria · Hofbräuhaus · Munich · Berlin · Bratwurst · Sauerkraut · schnapps · apéritif

Opposites
hunter-prey relationship

Jägerprey

Animal being hunted

quarry · game · hunted · Wild · target

military/combat role

Jägerheavy infantry

Armored foot soldiers

line infantry · rear echelon · support units · artillery

relationship to wildlife

Jägerconservationist

Protector of natural resources

gamekeeper · park ranger · preservationist · poacher

Phrases
Family

jager, jaeger

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG