as in archer
a person who hunts game hunters must have a license to shoot deer

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Recent Examples of hunter The thrill of the find, and the possibility of hidden value, has long been a draw for hobbyist treasure hunters. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 Also continued in this chapter of Bru’s dialogue between the land and sea is her collaboration with Scottish stone hunters. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 Take the quiz here … SECONDHAND SECRETS – Bargain hunter spots potential medieval treasures at thrift shop for $30. FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025 But then the brown started to follow the brush-line cover to get down wind and figure out what the hunter was. Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunter
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Noun
  • Standing tall in individual cases are a kneeling archer, a standing archer, an armored warrior, a high-ranking officer and a young attendant.
    Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The archers were amazed at how strong the bow was for its size.
    Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Red velvet and leather banquettes call for intimate gatherings while the main room has an eccentric vibe of huntsmen lodge meets medieval garden.
    Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The only move Lazio have made, apart from the sale of Loum Tchaouna to Burnley, was to move out their falconer.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The falcon no longer hears the falconer.
    Alaa Alqaisi August 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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