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

He was also sentenced for a conviction of failure to appear in connection with his 2022 escape from house arrest that sparked an international manhunt. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026

One of the two was shot during the exchange and one fled the scene, prompting a manhunt, according to the sheriff’s office. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026

Kenny Espinoza, 30, was arrested after an hours-long manhunt following his flight into woods surrounding Interstate 70 in central Colorado, the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026

Following the shooting, the suspect ran into a neighborhood, which prompted a manhunt and shelter-in-place order for residents. —Jose Fabian, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026

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