hunter

¹

[huhn-ter]

noun

1. a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.

2. a person who searches for or seeks something.

   a fortune hunter.

3. a horse specially trained for quietness, stamina, and jumping ability in hunting.

4. an animal, as a dog, trained to hunt game.

5. Astronomy.,  Hunter, the constellation Orion.

6. Also called hunting watch. a watch with a hunting case.

7. hunter green.

Hunter

²

[huhn-ter]

noun

1. John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.

2. Robert Mercer Taliaferro 1809–87, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1839–41.

3. a male given name.

hunter

¹

/ ˈhʌntə /

noun

1. Female equivalent: huntress. a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game

2. 1. a person who looks diligently for something

   2. ( in combination )

      a fortune-hunter

3. a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina

4. a specially bred dog used to hunt game

5. Also called: hunting watch. a watch with a hinged metal lid or case ( hunting case ) to protect the crystal See also half-hunter

Hunter

²

/ ˈhʌntə /

noun

1. John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases

2. his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician

Other Word Forms

• hunterlike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunter¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English huntere; hunt, -er ¹

Example Sentences

"I think that's what's special about Escape to the Country. These house hunters - you're really rooting for them and it's my job to get their stories out of them," he added.

From BBC

Solo Leveling - which charts a lowly monster hunter's rise to power - is a classic tale of the triumph of an underdog.

From BBC

Its remains, which date back 125 millions years, were originally discovered by fossil hunter Nick Chase, who died of cancer in 2019.

From BBC

Thousands of bears have recently been trapped and killed by hunters.

From BBC

But if you had asked anyone a couple of months ago which would emerge as the hero of 2022’s midseason, their money probably would have been on the fabled “Star Wars” bounty hunter.

From Salon