manhunt

noun

man·​hunt ˈman-ˌhənt 

: an organized and usually intensive hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime

Examples of manhunt in a Sentence

After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.

The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.

Recent Examples on the Web

An urgent manhunt is underway in Massachusetts for a 58-year-old woman who police warn may be armed after a Worcester police officer was found dead at her home. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Mangione fatally shot Thompson in 2024 and was arrested following a five-day manhunt. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Thompson’s killing outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel ignited a multistate manhunt that ended five days later, when police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, arrested Mangione in a McDonald’s. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

The suspect, identified by police as 39-year-old Chad Hickman, fled the scene before troopers arrived, prompting a manhunt. — Reuters, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manhunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• sederunt
• upfront
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• blunt

Kids Definition

manhunt

noun

man·​hunt -ˌhənt 

: an organized hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime