shikari

or shi·ka·ree

[ shi-kahr-ee ]

/ ʃɪˈkɑr i /

noun, plural shi·ka·ris.

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

Nearby words

shiism, shiitake, shiite, shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, shikibu, shikibuton, shikoku, shiksa, shilh

Origin of shikari

1815–25; < Urdu < Persian

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Examples from the Web for shikari

My shikari made a splendid stalk and brought me within forty yards, and I got all three with a shot apiece.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various
As he spoke the shikari touched him on the shoulder and pointed.
Rujub, the Juggler|G. A. Henty
The shikari grinned with delight; he salaamed the major in gratitude.
The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser
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

Did you ever read the writings of a man named Leveson, who called himself 'the Old Shikari'?
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.|J.G. Millais

British Dictionary definitions for shikari

shikari

shikaree

/ (ʃɪˈkɑːrɪ) /

noun plural -ris or -rees

(in India) a hunter

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