shikar

[ shi-kahr ]

noun

1. the hunting of game for sport.

verb (used with or without object)

, shi·karred, shi·kar·ring.

1. to hunt.

shikar

/ ʃɪˈkɑː /

noun

1. hunting, esp big-game hunting

verb

1. to hunt (game, esp big game)

Word History and Origins

Origin of shikar¹

1600–10; < Urdu < Persian

Word History and Origins

Origin of shikar¹

C17: via Urdu from Persian

Example Sentences

Karakaya and his company, Shikar Safaris, are favored by the Mongolian president’s office to facilitate trophy hunting in Mongolia, said Sukh, the argali expert.

From Salon

The batsmen most exhibiting this tendency, Rohit Sharma and Shikar Dhawan, were those who struggled most in this series, and the selectors’ patience with the former might again have run out.

From Wall Street Journal

Israeli industrial designer Kobi Shikar has come up with the concept of a parcel delivery drone that will never get off the ground - and that's just fine with him.

From Reuters

It's a compromise, Shikar believes, between the need for speedy delivery and the dangers of flying drones encroaching on commercial airspace.

From Reuters

Using a balancing mechanism similar to the one that keeps a Segway upright, Transwheel drones could be programed, Shikar believes, to work as a group to carry large loads.

From Reuters