as in hunter
a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals
a tribe of hunter-gatherers
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Recent Examples of hunter-gatherer
Back when most of humanity lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, people learned primarily through direct experience.
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
But the heart of the film is a lengthy stretch in Namibia, where, from within a community of San hunter-gatherers, Boyes enlists three trackers to accompany him on the long, difficult trek to Angola.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
The essay presents an alternate view of our hunter-gatherer history, foregrounding the feminine act of collecting.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
For those who thought that hunter-gatherers were lost to the pages of history, think again.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
But the heart of the film is a lengthy stretch in Namibia, where, from within a community of San hunter-gatherers, Boyes enlists three trackers to accompany him on the long, difficult trek to Angola.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
The essay presents an alternate view of our hunter-gatherer history, foregrounding the feminine act of collecting.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
For those who thought that hunter-gatherers were lost to the pages of history, think again.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
Noun
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Let the python hunters go in there and do their thing.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sportsmen’s groups generally connect recreational shooters and hunters, and at the congressional level the caucus is bipartisan.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The hike features Bailly Homestead, where fur trapper Joseph Bailly first established his trading post along the Little Calumet River in 1822.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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With traces of the trap titans that paved the way, Kushington’s motivational raps filled his trapper-friendly The Streets Is Yours debut project, which arrived last March.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Hunter-gatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter-gatherer. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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