wolver

American  

[wool-ver] / ˈwʊl vər /

noun

1. a person who hunts for wolves.

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wolver British  

/ ˈwʊlvə /

noun

1. a person who hunts wolves

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Etymology

Origin of wolver

First recorded in 1585–95; see origin at wolf, -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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wolver

The wolver had seen them once—a Yellow Wolf followed by another, whose long, awkward legs, big, soft feet, thin neck, and skimpy tail proclaimed him this year's Cub.

From Animal Heroes by Ernest Thompson Seton

The wolver read the trail and the signs about, and remembering those he had read before, he divined that this was the Wolf with the great Cub—the She-wolf of Sentinel Butte.

From Animal Heroes by Ernest Thompson Seton

Many a wolver has dug into a wolf-den to find nothing.

From Animal Heroes by Ernest Thompson Seton

It was the wolver that thought to turn the carcass of the Calf to profit, but he was disappointed in getting Coyotes instead of Wolves.

From Animal Heroes by Ernest Thompson Seton

Of course the wolver could see nothing of the Coyote, for the shades were falling.

From Johnny Bear And Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted by Ernest Thompson Seton

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