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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Walton Goggins’ Cooper Howard, who later survives the nuclear war as a ghoulish bounty hunter, also realizes his wife is one of the Vault-Tec executives who pitches the diabolical idea.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Karga was a reliable ally for the titular bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal) and later ascended to being the magistrate of Nevarro.
—EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024
In particular, the bounty hunter’s starship—the microfighter—is a fan favorite.
—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
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Karga was a reliable ally for the titular bounty hunter (played by Pedro Pascal) and later ascended to being the magistrate of Nevarro.
—EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024
In particular, the bounty hunter’s starship—the microfighter—is a fan favorite.
—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
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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