bounty hunter
noun
a person who hunts outlaws or wild animals for the bounty offered for capturing or killing them.
bounty hunters
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pluralof bounty hunter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Who are these people ... are they bounty hunters? Are they vigilantes? If they’re federal officials, why is it that they do not identify themselves?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2025
Fast cars, jazz drummers, time travelers, bounty hunters — you’ll find everything but the kitchen sink in this month’s roundup of noteworthy titles leaving Netflix in the United States.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
The law bans bounty hunters or bail agents from apprehending California doctors and taking them to another state to stand trial.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
They're bounty hunters, but have they hired themselves away from home out of desperation?
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2023
There’d been no sign of it since that one winter’s day; bounty hunters no doubt had dispatched it, as they had most of the wolves in this part of the country.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
