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wolver

American  
[wool-ver] / ˈwʊl vər /

noun

  1. a person who hunts for wolves.


wolver British  
/ ˈwʊlvə /

noun

  1. a person who hunts wolves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of wolver

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

Example Sentences

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It was nearly sunrise before the wolver awoke.

From Johnny Bear And Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted 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

He had been a wolver for years, and greatly surprised me by saying that "never in all his experience had he known a Gray-wolf to attack a human being."

From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson

"By golly, if he didn't yell for help, and Billy come back to help him; that's great!" exclaimed the wolver.

From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson

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

From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson