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

Mangione confessed to the killing Mangione, 28, was arrested in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in December 2024, ending a dayslong manhunt after Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026

After a brief manhunt, Boshar was taken into custody, police said. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Jesus Acosta, 31, was indicted by a grand jury for two deadly shootings that set off a five-day manhunt across the city in August. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

By the end of the film, a search of the cabin uncovers a ready-to-mail bomb and other evidence connecting Kaczynski to the attacks, bringing the years-long manhunt to an end. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 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