jääkäri

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (historical) jaeger one of the 2,000 Finnish men who obtained military training in Germany during the First World War, and became the core of the Guard (Finland)
  • (by extension) rifleman private in the infantry

Etymology

Borrowed from German Jäger (hunter, jaeger, soldier, infantryman).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Jäger

Gloss

hunter, jaeger, soldier, infantryman

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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