manhunt
noun
an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
man hunter
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a word derived from
manhunt.
Example Sentences
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The man on the other side of the desk, man hunter extraordinary, old servant of Government and State, sleuthhound without a peer, threw up his hands in a gesture of odd hopelessness.
From The Bat by Avery Hopwood
He turned so that Brokaw could reach into the pocket, and the man hunter thrust in his hand.
From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood
In every healthy spiritual individual of our times, occasions of necessity resurrect the traits of primitive man, hunter and warrior, and help him in the struggle with nature.
From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ferdinand Ossendowski
Though he was the best man hunter in Arizona, it was all in the day’s work that criminals should sometimes elude him.
From Crooked Trails and Straight by D. C. Hutchison
He's ce'tainly got an A-one rep. as a cattle detective, and likewise as a man hunter.
From Mavericks by William MacLeod Raine
