hunter

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noun
  1. a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.

  2. a person who searches for or seeks something: a fortune hunter.

  1. a horse specially trained for quietness, stamina, and jumping ability in hunting.

  2. an animal, as a dog, trained to hunt game.

  3. Hunter, Astronomy. the constellation Orion.

  4. Also called hunting watch. a watch with a hunting case.

Origin of hunter

1
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English huntere; see hunt, -er1

Other words from hunter

  • hunt·er·like, adjective

Words Nearby hunter

Other definitions for Hunter (2 of 2)

Hunter
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noun
  1. John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.

  2. Rob·ert Mer·cer Tal·ia·ferro [rob-ert mur-ser tol-uh-ver], /ˈrɒb ərt ˈmɜr sər ˈtɒl ə vər/, 1809–87, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1839–41.

  1. a male given name.

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How to use hunter in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hunter (1 of 2)

hunter

/ (ˈhʌntə) /


noun
  1. a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game: Female equivalent: huntress (ˈhʌntrɪs)

    • a person who looks diligently for something

    • (in combination): a fortune-hunter

  1. a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina

  2. a specially bred dog used to hunt game

  3. Also called: hunting watch a watch with a hinged metal lid or case (hunting case) to protect the crystal: See also half-hunter

British Dictionary definitions for Hunter (2 of 2)

Hunter

/ (ˈhʌntə) /


noun
  1. John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases

  2. his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician

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