white hunter
Americannoun
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a white man who acts as guide on African safaris and hunting expeditions.
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a white man who hunts big game in Africa.
Etymology
Origin of white hunter
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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A chorus girl and a married woman fight over a white hunter in Africa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2019
The designers’ signature evening wear had more classic colors of white, hunter green and black.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
The safari guide, a white hunter named Robert Wilson, views Macomber with a mixture of disdain and sympathy.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 30, 2017
With his grizzled father, his father's elephant Kala Nag, an English white hunter and a group of seasoned Indian mahouts, picayune Toomai goes on a hunt for wild elephants.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But the white hunter is too much for him, I expect.”
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams
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