huntsman

[ huhnts-muhn ]

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noun,plural hunts·men.

the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.
a hunter.

Origin of huntsman

First recorded in 1560–70; hunt + 's¹ + man

Other words from huntsman

hunts·man·ship, noun

Words Nearby huntsman

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How to use huntsman in a sentence

The huntsman facility produces chemicals that are used in everyday household items, ranging from electronics to beauty and personal care products.
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In its full-size form, the huntsman V2, adds a whole bunch of flashy little flourishes like 8K polling, which theoretically reduces input lag by increasing the number of times the keyboard communicates with your computer.
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Just then a young boar came dashing by, and the huntsman stabbed it to death.
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It had been two years since you shot your last film, Snow White and the huntsman.
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But huntsman was one of the conservatives who signed the Supreme Court amicus brief against Prop 8.
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The denouement itself appropriates the theme of the huntsman who spares the child he is obliged to kill.
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In 2012, Stewart was caught cheating on Pattinson with her married Snow White and the huntsman director Rupert Sanders.
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He used to be a huntsman in the service of his Highness the Prince de Conti, and he owes everything to him.
An Episode Under the Terror | Honore de Balzac
There had been a great chase commanded in the Bois de Vincennes, for M. de Monsoreau to enter on his functions of chief huntsman.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Four days since Baron Gaston went upon the debatable land to lay a hound; with him only Gaspar, the huntsman.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
The major-domo (for it was he) bowed respectfully, for the chief huntsman's name was well known in Anjou.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
And Those Others tried to make them ever more intelligent and crafty so they might be sent to hunt without a huntsman.
Star Born | Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for huntsman

huntsman

/ (ˈhʌntsmən) /

nounplural -men

a person who hunts
a person who looks after and trains hounds, and manages them during a hunt

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