shikari
noun
(in India) a person who hunts big game, especially a professional guide or hunter.
shikaris
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pluralof shikari.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On March 5th, one of the shikaris brought word that he had seen and heard a tigress and two cubs at a nullah about six miles away.
From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various
The largest pard I have ever seen was shot by one of my own shikaris in the act of stalking a pony near a village.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
The beaters and shikaris now arrived, and having explained the incident, we examined the ground for tracks, and quickly found the claw-marks which were deeply indented in the parched surface of fine sward.
From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Sir Samuel White Baker
I have had him tracked by the shikaris, and ordered the elephants and beaters to be ready.
From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by William Heysham Overend
This pretty little creature, miscalled "ravine-deer," is familiar to most shikaris.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
