shikari
Americannoun
plural
shikarisnoun
Etymology
Origin of shikari
1815–25; < Urdu < Persian
Example Sentences
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The Sultan of Johore, himself one of the greatest living shikari, told him about a tiger who had killed and eaten a coolie on one of the rubber plantations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chambeli stopped and put her hands to her forehead, as if she would remember something; then she said to the shikari, 'Something is lacking, Kali Dass; what is it?'
From The Taming of the Jungle by Doyle, Dr. C. W.
Step by step, slow-measured, Finnerty and the shikari pressed forward.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
Perhaps in the meantime the bold shikari had added dozens to the total.
From His Unknown Wife by Tracy, Louis
In my childhood innocence I resided with my avuncular relative, and he being a great shikari I saw some A1 sport.
From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert
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