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shikar

American  
[shi-kahr] / ʃɪˈkɑr /

noun

  1. the hunting of game for sport.


verb (used with or without object)

shikarred, shikarring
  1. to hunt.

shikar British  
/ ʃɪˈkɑː /

noun

  1. hunting, esp big-game hunting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to hunt (game, esp big game)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of shikar

1600–10; < Urdu < Persian

Example Sentences

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Karakaya and his company, Shikar Safaris, are favored by the Mongolian president’s office to facilitate trophy hunting in Mongolia, said Sukh, the argali expert.

From Salon

The batsmen most exhibiting this tendency, Rohit Sharma and Shikar Dhawan, were those who struggled most in this series, and the selectors’ patience with the former might again have run out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Israeli industrial designer Kobi Shikar has come up with the concept of a parcel delivery drone that will never get off the ground - and that's just fine with him.

From Reuters

It's a compromise, Shikar believes, between the need for speedy delivery and the dangers of flying drones encroaching on commercial airspace.

From Reuters

Using a balancing mechanism similar to the one that keeps a Segway upright, Transwheel drones could be programed, Shikar believes, to work as a group to carry large loads.

From Reuters