hunter

¹

[ huhn-ter ]

noun

1. a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
2. a person who searches for or seeks something:

   a fortune hunter.

3. a horse specially trained for quietness, stamina, and jumping ability in hunting.
4. an animal, as a dog, trained to hunt game.
5. Hunter, Astronomy. the constellation Orion.
6. Also called hunting watch. a watch with a hunting case.
7. hunter green.

Hunter

²

[ huhn-ter ]

noun

1. John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.
2. Rob·ert Mer·cer Tal·ia·ferro [rob, -ert , mur, -ser , tol, -, uh, -ver], 1809–87, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1839–41.
3. a male given name.

hunter

¹

/ ˈhʌntə /

noun

1. a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game Female equivalenthuntressˈhʌntrɪs
2. 1. a person who looks diligently for something
   2. ( in combination )

      a fortune-hunter

3. a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina
4. a specially bred dog used to hunt game
5. See half-hunter
   Also calledhunting watch a watch with a hinged metal lid or case ( hunting case ) to protect the crystal See also half-hunter

Hunter

²

/ ˈhʌntə /

noun

1. HunterJohn17281793MBritishMEDICINE: physician John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases
2. HunterWilliam17181783MBritishMEDICINE: anatomistMEDICINE: obstetrician his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician

Other Words From

• hunter·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunter¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English huntere; hunt, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Brandeburg, a state on Germany’s border with Poland, will adopt measures to contain the disease, restricting the movement of people and livestock close to the outbreak area and ordering hunters to cull wild boar, Kloeckner said.

From Fortune

I can only imagine how all these images of giant scorpions, curling snakes, and snarling predators must have affected the young hunter on his first descent into the darkness, maybe with nothing but the flickering light of a torch.

From Nautilus

The soaring prices for wolverine pelts made them popular targets for hunters, she explains, so the wolverine population plummeted throughout the 20th century.

From Popular-Science

It long held that hunters were men and gatherers were women.

From Science News For Students

As part of her job, Hunter regularly tests soil pH and levels of nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen.

From Science News For Students

His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.

From The Daily Beast

In 1987, The Deer Hunter was hailed at the Moscow Film Festival as an important portrayal of the horrors of war.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

In it, Kraven the Hunter tracks down Spider-Man, shoots him repeatedly, and leaves him for dead, buried underground.

From The Daily Beast

In 1970, Hunter S. Thompson was dispatched to report on a motorcycle race in Las Vegas.

From The Daily Beast

G was a gamester, who had but ill-luck; H was a Hunter, who hunted a buck.

From Project Gutenberg

A very interesting way of studying Ferns is that of collecting the fronds of the species which the hunter may come across.

From Project Gutenberg

An old weather-beaten bear-hunter stepped forward, squirting out his tobacco juice with all imaginable deliberation.

From Project Gutenberg

Hunter-Weston despite his heavy losses will be advancing to-morrow which should divert pressure from you.

From Project Gutenberg

Bright-coloured birds flew about among the bushes, but they had no songs for Alila and the hunter as they passed along.

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