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
The curator of this photogenic zoo is Clark Gable, pictured as a tough, conscienceless "white hunter" who suffers a predictable attack of morality as the movie ends.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a white hunter, but he'd never seen a bull elephant before.
From This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch
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