huntress

[ huhn-tris ]

noun

1. a woman who hunts.
2. a mare used as a hunting horse.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of huntress¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, huntress is from the Middle English word hunteresse. See hunter, -ess

Example Sentences

She is an ambiguity and complexity huntress, one whose skepticism will always beat your skepticism to the punch.

From The Daily Beast

The music industry has turned the Cosmo girl into the video vixen and the huntress.

From The Daily Beast

It had a picture in relief, on one side, of Diana the Huntress, with her nymphs and baying hounds.

From Project Gutenberg

She examined the trail—it showed drops of blood—and immediately the huntress followed the trail.

From Project Gutenberg

The huntress immediately took down her bow and quiver and searched for his track, which she followed into the woods.

From Project Gutenberg

The Spider-huntress explores the wall minutely; she runs, leaps and flies; she comes and goes, flitting to and fro.

From Project Gutenberg

Let us agree that the Scolia of antiquity sought a different prey from that adopted by the modern huntress.

From Project Gutenberg