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

No, there was a manhunt, there was someone on the loose with a weapon, and the whole area was locked down. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 June 2026

He was taken into custody at a Pennsylvania McDonald's after a five-day manhunt. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 June 2026

The video shows the moments when officers moved in on a minivan in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood and took 23-year-old John Wallace-Bey into custody after a five-hour manhunt. — Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 18 June 2026

The ongoing multi-state manhunt for Oscar Sanchez-Munoz began with a police barricade at an Independence home, which burned late Tuesday night as police tried to coax Sanchez-Munoz out of the house. — Ilana Arougheti june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manhunt

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

Kids Definition

manhunt

noun

man·​hunt -ˌhənt 

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