hunter

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hunt·er | \ ˈhən-tər

Definition of hunter

1a : a person who hunts game

b : a dog used or trained for hunting

c : a horse used or adapted for use in hunting with hounds especially : a fast strong horse trained for cross-country work and jumping

2 : one that searches for something

3 : a pocket watch with a hinged protective cover

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Synonyms & Antonyms for hunter

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nonhunter

Examples of hunter in a Sentence

hunters must have a license to shoot deer

Recent Examples on the Web Brown is happy to oblige. Fellow trophy bass hunter Ben Dehnadi operates the Low Down Customs shop in Tustin. — Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 Queen Elizabeth is a bat hunter and star gazer extraordinaire. — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 8 May 2022 On dry nights, the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia often sleep under the stars. — Elizabeth Preston, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2022 TBoug_Getty Images Originally a hunter of small prey, the Australian Silky Terrier is a feisty dog, despite only weighing eight to 10 pounds when fully grown. — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 3 May 2022 There would be no job hunter shaming for switching jobs, as it would be normalized. — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 May 2022 The movie, produced by Douglas and directed by Robert Zemeckis, tells the story of Joan Wilder, a romance novelist who falls in love with bird hunter Jack Colton (Douglas) in the Colombian jungle. — Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022 Officials at Land Between the Lakes in Western Kentucky say a hunter recently captured an elusive white turkey. — al, 20 Apr. 2022 In 1996 an outdoor guide and a hunter photographed a male jaguar in the Peloncillo Mountains in southeastern Arizona. — Ganesh Marin, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2022 See More

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