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

Example Sentences

Away back in the spring of '92 a wolver was "wolving" on the east side of the Sentinel Mountain that so long was a principal landmark of the old Plainsmen.

From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson

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 Seton, Ernest Thompson

Every wolver knows, of course, that his business naturally drops into several well-marked periods.

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

It was nearly sunrise before the wolver awoke.

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

The wolver, with a load of the strongest steel traps, had begun his autumn work on the 'Cottonwood.'

From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson