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Definition jackal

Etymology

From French chacal, chacale, checale, schakal, ciacale, from Turkish çakal, from Persian ????‎ (ša?âl).

Noun

jackal (plural jackals)

1. Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
2. A person who performs menial/routine tasks, a dogsbody.
3. (derogatory) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
4. (slang, rare) A jack (the playing card).

Verb

jackal (third-person singular simple present jackals, present participle jackalling, simple past and past participle jackalled)

1. To perform menial or routine tasks

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