mijnenjager
Dutch
Alternative forms
- mijnjager (rare)
Etymology
Compound of mijn + -en- + jagen + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛi̯.nə(n)ˌjaː.ɣər/
- Hyphenation: mij‧nen‧ja‧ger
Noun
mijnenjager m (plural mijnenjagers)
- minehunter (warship that actively eliminates individual naval mines) [from early 20th c.]
Usage notes
- Mijnenjager seems to have been more frequently used as a synonym of mijnenveger (“minesweeper”) in the first half of the twentieth century; in more recent usage they are distinguished more sharply.