manhunt

noun

man·​hunt ˈman-ˌhənt 

: an organized and usually intensive hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime

Examples of manhunt in a Sentence

After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.

The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.

Recent Examples on the Web

After a large-scale manhunt, law enforcement took Boelter into custody in rural Sibley County near his home on June 15. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025

The early morning manhunt sent neighbors scrambling to lock their doors as deputies searched for the man, who the sheriff’s office said was possibly armed and dangerous. —Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025

Hardin walked out the back gate of the North Central Unit in Castle Rock on May 25, setting off a two-week long manhunt in north-central Arkansas. —Arkansas Online, 11 Aug. 2025

The suspect in a fatal quadruple homicide at an Anaconda, Montana bar was arrested Friday after a week-long manhunt. —Alexandra Koch , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manhunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• sederunt
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• blunt
• brunt

Kids Definition

manhunt

noun

man·​hunt -ˌhənt 

: an organized hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime