shikari

or shi·ka·ree

[ shi-kahr-ee ]

/ ʃɪˈkɑr i /

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noun, plural shi·ka·ris.

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

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Origin of shikari

1815–25; <Urdu <Persian

Words nearby shikari

Shiism, shiitake, Shiʿite, Shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, Shikibu, shikibuton, Shikoku, shiksa, Shilh

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How to use shikari in a sentence

The shikari came flying down the road; he saw me and stopped, salaaming very low.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various
The shikari placed his hands before his eyes as though to shut out some horrible picture, and groaned aloud.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various
Game is plentiful, but energy rare, and so we do not find many types of the shikari of India, but more of the trapper class.
Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan|Pter Vay
Now every shikari knows that there may be a heavy tiger with a short tail and a light bodied one with a long tail.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

On one occasion in Kashmir he was matching his eyes against a shikari, and the story of the contest is related by B.-P.
The Story of Baden-Powell|Harold Begbie

British Dictionary definitions for shikari

shikari

shikaree

/ (ʃɪˈkɑːrɪ) /

noun plural -ris or -rees

(in India) a hunter

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