manhunt
noun
an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
manhunter
-
a word derived from
manhunt.
Example Sentences
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Prior doesn’t understand why that is any more than he gets why referring to Danvers as the manhunter from Mike Nichols’ 1967 classic “The Graduate” is an insult.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2024
With his newest book, Underground Airlines, he invents another sort of existential detective—a manhunter for the U.S.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2016
But all details fell into insignificance compared with the general theme, which was the mighty duel between Andrew and Hal Dozier—the unescapable manhunter and the trapwise outlaw.
From Way of the Lawless by Max Brand
Above all, he would be sure to tell how he had started on his career as a manhunter by relating how he slew Black Jack.
From Black Jack by Max Brand
But the master manhunter could have driven a gas truck through Hell's own fire.
From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various
