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
Examples of bounty hunter in a Sentence
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In particular, the bounty hunter’s starship—the microfighter—is a fan favorite.
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Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
She had been chased by a bounty hunter and two deputies.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Uber-athletic filmmaker David Leitch’s redo of that kitschy ‘80s series starring Lee Majors as a stuntman/bounty hunter earned raves in its South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) premiere earlier this month.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Cho stars as June, a bounty hunter hired to find Aang.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
The bounty hunter remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
In The Mandalorian — the first live-action Star Wars television series to stream on Disney+ — Pascal appears as the titular character, a bounty hunter hired to retrieve an infant named Grogu (a.k.a.
—Ilana Gordon, EW.com, 11 July 2023
In the original series, Colt moonlighted as a bounty hunter, employing filmmaking tricks to capture his targets — a fun if contrived excuse for stunt driving and pyrotechnic sequences.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
The series, starring Pedro Pascal as Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin, has been a hit, owing in no small part (because there are no small parts, just small little alien puppet actors) to the irresistibly cute Grogu, a.k.a.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2024
Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
She had been chased by a bounty hunter and two deputies.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Uber-athletic filmmaker David Leitch’s redo of that kitschy ‘80s series starring Lee Majors as a stuntman/bounty hunter earned raves in its South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) premiere earlier this month.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Cho stars as June, a bounty hunter hired to find Aang.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
The bounty hunter remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
In The Mandalorian — the first live-action Star Wars television series to stream on Disney+ — Pascal appears as the titular character, a bounty hunter hired to retrieve an infant named Grogu (a.k.a.
—Ilana Gordon, EW.com, 11 July 2023
In the original series, Colt moonlighted as a bounty hunter, employing filmmaking tricks to capture his targets — a fun if contrived excuse for stunt driving and pyrotechnic sequences.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
The series, starring Pedro Pascal as Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin, has been a hit, owing in no small part (because there are no small parts, just small little alien puppet actors) to the irresistibly cute Grogu, a.k.a.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2024
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