hunter

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UK /ˈhʌntə/ US /ˈhʌntɚ/

noun 5name 5

Collocations

ADJ.

alert, bloody, deep, favourite, south, swift, turned, well-bred

The alert hunter spotted the deer moving through the forest at dawn.

VERB + HUNTER

killed, know, perish, sound

The experienced hunter killed three deer during the early morning hunt.

HUNTER + NOUN

ammunition, appearance, bear's, fox, hares, roadster, shotgun, sky

The experienced fox hunter knew every path through the dense woodland.

PREP.

down, in, into, with, without

The experienced hunter set out into the dense forest at dawn searching for deer.

Definitions

noun

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end

A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’

a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster

One who hunts or seeks after anything.

The hunter becomes the hunted.

a fortune hunter

A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]

Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.

name

An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.

A male given name transferred from the surname.

A placename

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus

orion

noun — someone who hunts game

huntsman

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end

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‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’

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a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster

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But he must ever watch the northern Bear, Who from her frozen height with jealous eye Confronts the Dog and the Hunter in the south, And is alone not dipt in Ocean's stream.

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She betook herself to the bedroom in the western wing, there to lie and watch pale Diana chase the Hunter down the sky.

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The hunter cannot exist without the hunted.

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