shikari

American

[shi-kahr-ee] / ʃɪˈkɑr i /

Or shikaree

noun

PLURAL

shikaris

(in India) a person who hunts big game, especially a professional guide or hunter.

shikari British

/ ʃɪˈkɑːrɪ /

noun

(in India) a hunter

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Etymology

Origin of shikari

1815–25; < Urdu < Persian

Example Sentences

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Coldplay, Enter Shikari and Sam Fender have all adopted a levy of their own on tours to help support the grassroots sector after dozens went to the wall last year.

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Rock band Enter Shikari told BBC Scotland News they were hoping the game went to extra time, as it otherwise clashed with their headline set on the King Tut's stage.

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One such image captured by Umbra Space on 15 April shows an S-300 air defence system located at the north-western corner of the Shikari air base.

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Enter Shikari frontman Rou Reynolds says rock TV station Kerrang "was important" to him even before forming the band.

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Rou says he's got no doubt the bands he saw on Kerrang inspired Enter Shikari's sound.

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