ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Manhunt

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmænˌhʌnt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Manhunt is a noun meaning An organized search for a criminal or enemy.

Meaning

An organized search for a criminal or enemy.

More Meanings

  1. (playground games) A variant of hide and seek in which a player who is caught by the seeker themselves becomes a seeker, and the final player remaining is declared the winner.

Example Sentences

After the murderer escaped, there was a full-scale manhunt to catch him.
Manhunt is a variant of hide-and-seek, she tells me. One person is the seeker. Everyone else hides. If the seeker finds you, you become a seeker, too.

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Related dictionary entries include hunted, hunt, hunting, chasing, tracing, trace.

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