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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“We have a taste of what hunters do every day now,” Arnaquq-Baril quips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
But the bill faced strong opposition from traditional "trifulai" -- the word for truffle hunters -- and it remains stuck in the Senate.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
In October, the term Hunter's Moon comes from the time of year hunters would have been most active, preparing for the colder and darker winter months ahead.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Prospective buyer traffic also hit the lowest since that year as high gas prices and mortgage rates thinned the ranks of house hunters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“The association,” Rachael said, “wanted to reach the bounty hunters here and in the Soviet Union. This seemed to work...for reasons which we do not fully understand. Our limitation again, I guess.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
