Yager
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yager is a noun meaning (US, obsolete) A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle.
Meaning
(US, obsolete) A heavy, muzzle-loading hunting rifle.
More Meanings
- A Jäger, an elite soldier of the Austrian army
Example Sentences
Many present identify it as the yager usually carried by Clancy.
We were each armed with a Mississippi yager and two Colt's revolvers.
Most of the officers were dressed in […] a bluish-grey frock-coat of a colour similar to Austrian yagers.
A battalion of yagers, the pride of the Austrian army, charged up the fatal hill and succeeded in taking it, after which the rattle of musketry beyond announced that the fight was being continued on the farther side.
Word Forms
- yagers
Related Words
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