bounty hunter

noun

1. a person who hunts outlaws or wild animals for the bounty offered for capturing or killing them.
2. a person who seeks a reward for recovering valuable property.
3. Slang. a salesman or agent who works for a fee or commission.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bounty hunter¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

His police-like uniform inspired a change to Minnesota law in 2015, restricting how much bounty hunters could dress like law enforcement.

From The Daily Beast

As recently as a few months ago, Peters was tackling and tasing suspects as a bounty hunter.

From The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast sent Peters a series of questions via email, including questions about his February arrest and whether he is still working as a bounty hunter.

From The Daily Beast

The Mandalorian series follows a bounty hunter known as Mando, who is a member of a culture called the Mandalorians.

From Nautilus

Their knowledge of edible plants, geographic features, and animal calls and tracks helped them survive as they fled slave catchers and bounty hunters.

From Popular-Science

A bounty hunter told AFP that the suspected Texan could very well be Everett Livvix of Robinson, Illinois.

From The Daily Beast

The state of Idaho paid a bounty hunter to kill wolves in the Salmon River country.

From The Daily Beast

The bounty hunter found his fandom through small appearances.

From The Daily Beast

No German bounty hunter ever teamed up with a slave to kill wanted men and claim the reward for their corpses.

From The Daily Beast

That raises the question of whether the killer was, or wanted to be, a bounty hunter.

From The Daily Beast