jägare

See also: jagare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iæghare or jaga +‎ -are. Doublet of jagare.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jägare c

  1. a hunter (person (or animal) who hunts animals)
    jägare och samlare
    hunters and gatherers
    Katten är en skicklig jägare
    Cats are skilled hunters
    (literally, “The cat is a skilled hunter [sounds a bit less literary in Swedish]”)
    Jägarna
    The Hunters
    A widely seen 1996 thriller movie.
  2. (military) ranger, special forces

Declension

Declension of jägare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jägare jägares
definite jägaren jägarens
plural indefinite jägare jägares
definite jägarna jägarnas

Derived terms

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