Hunter

Quick meaning: Hunter is a noun meaning One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
2. A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
3. One who hunts or seeks after anything.
4. (psychology) A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
5. A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
6. A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

Example Sentences

a fortune hunter

The hunter becomes the hunted.

a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster

Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees.

Word Forms

• hunters

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hunt, hunting, harvester, harvest, horse, dart.

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