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

The stealing of the Ford V-8 got the FBI involved in the couple’s manhunt. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025

The advertisement comes as the thieves have not yet been caught and a manhunt remains underway to catch the individuals suspected of stealing the French Crown Jewels. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

The samples are now being analyzed in Paris as authorities work to identify the suspects and the manhunt for the four main suspects in the brazen heist enters its sixth day on Friday. —Lilia Geho, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025

Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania days later, concluding an interstate manhunt that gripped the nation. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Oct. 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