shikar

[ shi-kahr ]

/ ʃɪˈkɑr /

(in India)

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noun

the hunting of game for sport.

verb (used with or without object), shi·karred, shi·kar·ring.

to hunt.

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Origin of shikar

1600–10; <Urdu <Persian

Words nearby shikar

Shih Tzu, Shiism, shiitake, Shiʿite, Shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, Shikibu, shikibuton, Shikoku, shiksa

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How to use shikar in a sentence

But in recent years the Maharajah's second son, Jitendra, had an unexpected bit of good fortune in shikar.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
There were no Europeans for miles around and there remained only the diversions of an occasional shikar.
Banked Fires|E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
There was no use remaining here, so I gave directions for moving on to-morrow to Hemschi, a place reported to be good for shikar.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby
Thus there would be enough for ten days shikar, and ten days to Panamik, and then corn might be procured from some kafila.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby

Subhan went off on his tat to visit a shepherd on a neighbouring mountain, and obtain reliable information of shikar.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains|Augustus Henry Irby

British Dictionary definitions for shikar

shikar

/ (in India ʃɪˈkɑː) /

noun

hunting, esp big-game hunting

verb -kars, -karring or -karred

to hunt (game, esp big game)

Word Origin for shikar

C17: via Urdu from Persian

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