shikari

or shi·ka·ree

[ shi-kahr-ee ]

noun

, plural shi·ka·ris.

1. (in India) a person who hunts big game, especially a professional guide or hunter.

shikari

/ ʃɪˈkɑːrɪ /

noun

1. (in India) a hunter

Word History and Origins

Origin of shikari¹

1815–25; < Urdu < Persian

Example Sentences

Rock band Enter Shikari told BBC Scotland News they were hoping the game went to extra time, as it otherwise clashed with their headline set on the King Tut's stage.

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One such image captured by Umbra Space on 15 April shows an S-300 air defence system located at the north-western corner of the Shikari air base.

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Enter Shikari frontman Rou Reynolds says rock TV station Kerrang "was important" to him even before forming the band.

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Rou says he's got no doubt the bands he saw on Kerrang inspired Enter Shikari's sound.

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"Then when I formed Enter Shikari and the first few years of our first album and everything, Kerrang was completely supportive," he says.

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