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'''''Jäger''''' (singular ''der Jäger'', plural ''die Jäger'', {{pronounced|ˈjɛːgɐ}}, as in [[Yeager]]) is the [[German language|German]] word for "[[hunter]]", and also a common [[German surname]].
It is related to "die Jagd" (plural "die Jagden") for "the [[hunt]]", and "jagen" for "to hunt". In [[English language|English]] it is often written with the ("double") plural ''Jägers'', or as ''jaeger'' (pl. ''jaegers'') or ''jager'' (pl. ''jagers'') to reflect the original "ae" combination that was replaced in German by the [[Umlaut (diacritic)|umlaut]], a letter which does not exist in the [[English language|English]] alphabet.
The various meanings of Jäger, [[Jaeger]] and [[Jager]] include:
==Military==
*[[Jäger (military)]], a German military term for light infantry
*[[The Jäger March]], the honorary march of many army detachments
===Belgium===
* [[Regiment Ardense Jagers]], armoured infantry battalion
* [[1st Regiment Jagers te Paard]], mechanized reconnaissance battalion
* [[2nd/4th Regiment Jagers te Paard]], mechanized reconnaissance battalion with electronic warfare unit
===Denmark===
*[[Jægerkorpset]], a Special Forces unit, a part of the Royal Danish Army
===Finland===
*[[Finnish Jäger troops]], volunteers from Finland in Germany trained as Jägers
*[[Guard Jaeger Regiment]], a Finnish Army unit
*[[Jaeger Brigade]], a unit of the Finnish Army
*[[Para Jägers]], Special Operations Airborne Infantry in the Finnish army
*[[Utti Jaeger Regiment]], the Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces and helicopter operations
===Germany===
*[[Fallschirmjäger]], German paratroopers
*[[Feldjäger]], the military police of the German Bundeswehr
*[[Feldjägerkorps]], one of several military police organizations in the German Wehrmacht
*[[Gebirgsjäger]], mountain infantry
**[[Karstjager]], [[Waffen SS]] mountain troops from the Austrian Karst
*[[German 28th Jäger Division]], a military division during World War II
*[[Panzerjäger]] (Jagdpanzer), tank hunter or tank destroyer
===The Netherlands===
* [[Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers]], guards regiment, an amalgamation of the Garderegiment Grenadiers and the Garderegiment Jagers. Consists of one air mobile infantry battalion
* [[Regiment Limburgse Jagers]], line infantry (former 2nd Infantry Regiment). Consists of one armoured infantry battalion
===Norway===
*[[Hærens Jegerkommando]], the armed forces competence center for ranger, airborne and counter terrorist duty in the Norwegian Army
*[[Jegerkompaniet]], the Norwegian Army's northern-most unit
*[[Marinejegerkommandoen]], a maritime special forces unit
*[[Grensejeger]], border rangers at the border between Russia and Norway
===Romania===
*[[Vânători de Munte]], or Mountain Hunters, one of the most active of the Romanian military elite forces
===Sweden===
*Jägare, elite units in the [[Swedish Armed Forces]]
*[[Fallskärmsjägarna]], the Parachute Ranger Corps
*[[Fallskärmsjägarskolan]], the Swedish Army's Parachute Ranger School
===United States===
The [[24th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] was also known as the "Hecker Jaeger Regiment” after Friedrich Hecker, its original commander.
==People==
*[[Adolf Jäger]], German amateur football (soccer) player
*[[Alvin Jaeger]], North Dakota, United States, politician with the Republican Party
*[[Andrea Jaeger]], former professional tennis player from the United States
*[[August Jaeger]], English music publisher of German extraction
*[[Edmund Jaeger]], US biologist
*[[Eduard Jäger von Jaxtthal]], Austrian ophthalmologist
*[[Eric Jager]], professor in the department of English at University of California, Los Angeles
*[[Finne Jager]], up-and-coming trance music DJ from the Netherlands
*[[Frank Jæger]], Danish poet
*[[Frederick Jaeger]], German actor
*[[Friedrich Gustav Jaeger]], resistance fighter in Nazi Germany and a member of the July 20 Plot
*[[Gerrit de Jager]], Dutch comic-artist
*[[Gustav Jäger]], German naturalist, physician and hygienist
*[[Hans Jæger]], Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist
*[[Hermann Jaeger]], Swiss oenologist
*[[Jacob de Jager]], general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*[[Jan Kees de Jager]], IT entrepreneur and politician in the Netherlands
*[[Jeff Jaeger]], former American football placekicker
*[[Jonathan Jäger]], French-born German professional footballer
*[[Karl Jäger]], Swiss-born Nazi leader, commander of the SD Einsatzkommando 3
*[[Lorenz Jaeger]], German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
*[[Marike Jager]], singer, guitarist and composer from the Netherlands
*[[Marilyn Jager Adams]], internationally regarded for her research and applied work in the areas of cognition and education
*[[Maximilian Jaeger]], Swiss Minister in Budapest from 1936 to 1944
*[[Michael Jäger]], German artist
*[[Peta Taylor]] (married name Mary Jaegar), English cricketer
*[[Richard Jaeger]], German politician
*[[Robert E. Jager]], US composer
*[[Stefan Jäger]], painter known for his depiction of and deep identification with the Danube Swabian community
*[[Tom Jager]], US freestyle swimmer
*[[Werner Jaeger]], German classicist
*[[Werner Jäger]], Austrian ice speed skater
==Animals==
*[[Skua|Jaeger]], Arctic seabird, one of several species of ''Stercorariidae''
==Fictional==
*[[List of recurring Metal Gear characters#Gray Fox|Gray Fox]] (Frank Jaeger), a recurring character in the ''Metal Gear Solid'' series
*Jagar Tharn, a fictional character of [[The Elder Scrolls]] universe
*[[Felix Jaeger]], a fictional character in the Gotrek and Felix series
*[[Jaeger (comics)]], a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
*[[Girl Genius#The Jägermonsters/Jägerkin|Jägermonsters]], a fictional race from the Girl Genius comics
*The Strong Jaeger, a red and yellow robot with a signature J on his chest appearing in the videos of songs of the same name in the [[beatmania IIDX]] music games
*Jäger is the field-name of the first and most basic of the Southern forces in the video and board game series [[Heavy Gear]].
==Other==
*[[Armi Jager]], an Italian firearms manufacturer
*[[Eheim]], a German company that makes aquarium heaters under the name Jäger
*[[Hunter Jaegers]], an Australian netball team
*[[Jaeger (automobile)]], an automobile built in Belleville, Michigan by the Jaeger Motor Car Company
*[[Jaeger (clothing)]], a United Kingdom clothing retailer
*[[Jaeger 70]], a hybrid of two American species of grape
*Jaeger, a trademark owned by [[Magneti Marelli]]
*Jaeger, the North American name for the smaller species of the [[skua]] family of seabirds
*[[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], a maker of watches
*[[Jaeger's Anetia]], a species of butterfly in the Danaidae family
*Jager (plural Jagers), the Dutch word for [[Hunting|hunter]]
*Jager was the name of the blue armor upgrade in the [[Zoids]] series
*Jager, an alternative name for [[Eger]] in Hungary
*[[Jägermeister]], a German liquor
*[[Jägerbomb]], a cocktail combining one shot of Jägermeister dropped into a glass of an energy drink
*[[Jagertee]], a drink made by mixing rum into black tea
*[[Kerberos Panzer Jäger]], a 2006 Japanese radio drama
*[[Pilgrim Jäger]], a Japanese manga series
*[[Rote Jäger]], a short-lived German military football club active during World War II
*Some early flintlock rifles were known as ''Jäger rifles'', see [[German military rifles]]
==See also==
*[[Yeager]]
*[[Jagger]]
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