jackal
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒækəl/
The English word “jackal” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
- A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
- A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially, a base collaborator.
- A player who steals the ball at the tackle.
- A jack (the playing card).
verb
Etymology
Borrowed from French chacal, chacale, checale, schakal, ciacale, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakâl), from Classical Persian شغال (šaġāl), borrowed from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”), the alternative form of सृगाल (sṛgāla).
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