bounty hunter
noun
1
: one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered
2
: one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered
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Then again, diehards might tell you this extra adventure starring Samus and other six rival bounty hunters – Trace, Weavel, Noxus, Spire, Kanden, and Sylux – racing to a distant star system to secure 'ultimate power' is essential playing.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 June 2025
So does a bounty hunter (Dune: Prophecy‘s Travis Fimmel) with a penchant for Bible quotes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
This entry has Samus teaming up with other bounty hunters again, namely Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
In the demo, space bounty hunter Samus Aran had to shoot her way through hordes of space pirates and a gigantic alien boss.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 June 2025
So does a bounty hunter (Dune: Prophecy‘s Travis Fimmel) with a penchant for Bible quotes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
This entry has Samus teaming up with other bounty hunters again, namely Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
In the demo, space bounty hunter Samus Aran had to shoot her way through hordes of space pirates and a gigantic alien boss.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bounty hunter
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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