Jägerin

Jäger (“hunter”) +‎ -in

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːɡəʁɪn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːɡəʁɪn/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Jä‧ge‧rin

Jägerin f (genitive Jägerin, plural Jägerinnen, masculine Jäger)

1. feminine of Jäger: female hunter, huntress
   • 2014, Mircea Pfleiderer, Birgit Rödder, Was Katzen wirklich wollen, page 55:

     Katzen sind perfekte Jägerinnen

     Cats are perfect hunters

     Note: Katze f (“cat”) is feminine but refers to male and female cats, while Kater m (“male cat”) and Kätzin f (“female cat”), which are also used in this book, are sex-specific.

• “Jägerin” in Duden online
• “Jägerin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache