shikar

American  

[shi-kahr] / ʃɪˈkɑr /

noun

1. the hunting of game for sport.

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verb (used with or without object)

shikarred, shikarring

1. to hunt.

shikar British  

/ ʃɪˈkɑː /

noun

1. hunting, esp big-game hunting

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verb

1. to hunt (game, esp big game)

Etymology

Origin of shikar

1600–10; < Urdu < Persian

Example Sentences

In shikar, where elephants assist, the Maharajas have never made a serious misstep; but in zenana. they have made mistakes.

From Time Magazine Archive

He would start just before dawn on Abdul's shikar camel, be well away from Kot Ghazi by daylight and reach the old deserted dak-bungalow, that no one ever used, by evening.

From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher

As things turned out, however, it made all the difference in the world, for if he had not accompanied us, my shikar would in all probability have ended disastrously next day.

From The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures by Selous, Frederick Courteney

But a curious bit of shikar fell to my lot one day.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

Suddenly Dalroy, whose hearing was quickened by the training of Indian shikar, touched the corporal’s arm, and stood fast.

From The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 by Tracy, Louis