Definition/Meaning of jackal

• English - Noun: jackal ( plural jackals ) Any of several wild canine species , native to the tropical Old World , smaller than a wolf . A person who performs menial/routine tasks , dogsbody ( pejorative ) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator . ( slang , rare ) A jack (the playing card .) Hyponyms black-backed jackal Cape jackal East African Jackal golden jackal…
• English - Verb: jackal ( third-person singular simple present jackals , present participle jackalling , simple past and past participle jackalled ) To perform menial or routine tasks 1800 , Pamphlets on British Taxation [1] : They have jackalled for the great beast , to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above , to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering , and , so…
• English - Etymology: From Turkish çakal , from Persian شغال ( šağâl ), from Sanskrit सृगाल ( sṛgālá , “ jackal ” )
• English - Pronunciation: Wikipedia IPA (key) : /ˈdʒækəl/ Rhymes: -ækəl