as in archer
a person who hunts game hunters must have a license to shoot deer

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Recent Examples of hunter The rock was discovered on Nov. 16, 2023, by a meteorite hunter in a remote part of Niger in West Africa. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 6 July 2025 Cheaper money can also alter the number of options house hunters have to choose from. Inventory, as measured by days on market, fell by an average of 11% when rates tumbled in 36 years, but rose 12% with rate jumps. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 5 July 2025 Lee Pace plays the hunter Evan McCone and Katy O'Brian plays another contestant in the game. Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 However, its initial observations have also highlighted its credentials as an asteroid hunter. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter
Noun
  • Nothing can stand in the way of the archer expressing themselves.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 3 July 2025
  • Her skills as a high-level archer, her medical knowledge as a traveling dialysis technician and her horticultural training proved crucial to her survival.
    Viola Flowers, NBC news, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.
    Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Other records from old news sources in previous decades are less credible, for the most part, says Lauren McGough a falconer and cultural anthropologist who studies the relationships between humans and eagles.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
  • Even today, falconers in the Middle East still regard the gyrfalcon as the most prestigious bird, often breeding them selectively for sport and tradition.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

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“Hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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