manhunt

[ man-huhnt ]

/ ˈmænˌhʌnt /

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noun

an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.

an intensive search for any person.

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Origin of manhunt

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; man + hunt

OTHER WORDS FROM manhunt

man hunter, noun

Words nearby manhunt

Manhire, manhole, manhood, manhood suffrage, man-hour, manhunt, Mani, mania, maniac, maniacal, maniacally

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How to use manhunt in a sentence

The FBI has led a manhunt to find Laundrie—so far with no success.
‘Didn’t Seem Right’: Witness Was Deeply Alarmed by Van-Life Couple’s Fight|Justin Rohrlich|September 22, 2021|The Daily Beast
Newspapers published photos celebrating the success of the secret manhunt.
Operation Fox Hunt: How China Exports Repression Using a Network of Spies Hidden in Plain Sight|by Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg|July 22, 2021|ProPublica
Less than a week after Villa’s raid, Pershing and his Punitive Expedition, as it was called, crossed into Mexico to commence their manhunt.
Along the border, echoes of revolution and Pancho Villa|Matthew Simpson|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
Police arrested Robert Aaron Long, 21, after a brief manhunt and said he is the suspect in all eight deaths.
Democrats link Atlanta massacre to anti-Asian rhetoric during pandemic|Cleve Wootson, Marianna Sotomayor|March 17, 2021|Washington Post

In 2013, it was deployed by law enforcement during the 20-hour manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers.
Military-grade camera shows risks of airborne coronavirus spread|Dalton Bennett, Sarah Cahlan, Daron Taylor|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Jonathan “War Machine” Koppenhaver was arrested after a weeklong manhunt.
The MMA Fighters Have Gone Crazy: ‘Mayhem’ Miller the Latest in a Long Line of Psycho Pugilists|Robert Silverman|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For them the 18-day search for the Israeli teens and the manhunt for their captors was tantamount to collective punishment.
There Is No Moral Equivalent to the Murder of Three Israeli Teenagers|Thane Rosenbaum|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Outside a Virginia jail where Salvi was later held after a nationwide manhunt, his supporters gathered.
The Supreme Court Lets Abortion Clinics Protect Themselves|Sally Kohn|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Merah was gunned down by police after a tense manhunt and violent 32-hour standoff at his apartment.
First Anti-Semitic Attack Since World War II Rocks Brussels|Tracy McNicoll|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A joint U.S.-Mexico security operation ended a 13-year manhunt for El Chapo, the head of the feared Sinaloa cartel.
Will El Chapo Rule From Prison?|John P. Sullivan|February 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then began a real manhunt, with all its hideous and atrocious interludes.
The Indian Chief|Gustave Aimard
It was not an especially auspicious beginning to their manhunt.
Agent Nine and the Jewel Mystery|Graham M. Dean
Truly, in the present case he was much more concerned than in an ordinary manhunt.
The Crime of the Boulevard|Jules Claretie
That was Federation-wide news; the end of a fifteen-year manhunt for the most wanted criminal in the known Galaxy.
Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper
But prudence is apt to be forgotten in the excitement of a hunt, and a manhunt is the most thrilling of all chases.
For Fortune and Glory|Lewis Hough

British Dictionary definitions for manhunt

manhunt

/ (ˈmænˌhʌnt) /

noun

an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive

Derived forms of manhunt

manhunter, noun

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