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. Astronomy.,  Hunter, 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. Robert Mercer Taliaferro 1809–87, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1839–41.

3. a male given name.

hunter

¹

/ ˈhʌntə /

noun

1. Female equivalent: huntress. a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game

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. Also called: hunting 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. John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases

2. his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician

Other Word Forms

• hunterlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunter¹

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

Example Sentences

They will receive guidance on bear habits there from local hunters' associations before beginning operations on November 13, the NPA said in a statement.

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"With enormous size, a powerful bite force and stereoscopic vision, T. rex was a formidable predator, but it did not reign uncontested. Darting alongside was Nanotyrannus -- a leaner, swifter and more agile hunter."

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The story goes that a young hunter from Shao once met a strange woman with a single breast near the river named Awon.

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There weren’t many hunters willing to trek into that wilderness, but those who did were serious.

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Flanked by pictures of owls and bumbling cartoon hunter Elmer Fudd, Kennedy praised barred owls for their “soulful eyes” and “incredibly soft” feathers.

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