hunter-gatherer
noun
hunt·er-gath·er·er
ˈhən-tər-ˈga-t͟hər-ər 
: a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry
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Many questions remain about these Mesolithic communities, which were the last hunter-gatherers in Western Europe, said Crombé.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The study ultimately reinforces the pivotal relationship between agrarian societies and dogs, despite dog domestication usually being associated with hunter-gatherer groups.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2025
For most of human history, women were hauling gear, tracking prey, and walking eight to 10 miles a day —often while pregnant, menstruating, nursing or carrying children (one estimate found that hunter-gatherer women covered more than 3,000 miles in a child’s first four years of life).
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
The study doesn't, however, prove causation – but this link adds to the growing body of evidence that such bitter taste receptors have more complex biological impacts than simply helping hunter-gatherer humans avoid potential plant toxins.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
The study ultimately reinforces the pivotal relationship between agrarian societies and dogs, despite dog domestication usually being associated with hunter-gatherer groups.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2025
For most of human history, women were hauling gear, tracking prey, and walking eight to 10 miles a day —often while pregnant, menstruating, nursing or carrying children (one estimate found that hunter-gatherer women covered more than 3,000 miles in a child’s first four years of life).
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
The study doesn't, however, prove causation – but this link adds to the growing body of evidence that such bitter taste receptors have more complex biological impacts than simply helping hunter-gatherer humans avoid potential plant toxins.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer
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