hunter
noun
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
hunters
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pluralof hunter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And job recruiters told MarketWatch that they are seeing plenty of evidence that job hunters are seeking security.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“With sellers piling into the market and demand falling flat, today’s house hunters can afford to be choosy,” Asad Khan, a senior economist at Redfin, said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The conservancy announced last year that it would use contracted hunters to shoot the invasive deer as part of an ecosystem restoration plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Although their proportions resembled those of modern cheetahs, growing evidence suggests these cats were much more versatile hunters, able to chase prey on land while also using powerful forelimbs to grab and hold it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Of course dinosaur hunting didn’t end with the deaths of the great nineteenth-century fossil hunters.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
