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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
This program highlights a global study comparing the gut microbiomes of diverse populations, including Tsimane horticulturalists in Bolivia and Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, with those in industrialized societies.
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The study reinforced general perception regarding the positive correlation between economic development and obesity, and the opposite for hunter-gatherer and farming societies.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 July 2025
The people involved ran the spectrum from hunter-gatherers and farming populations with low obesity rates, to people in more sedentary jobs in places like Europe and the U.S., where obesity is widespread.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 24 July 2025
But the study builds on existing evidence that over time, mutations in these pathogens helped strengthen the immune systems of the nomads that were among the first to get sick, while more stagnant farmers and hunter-gatherers succumbed to the new diseases.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The study reinforced general perception regarding the positive correlation between economic development and obesity, and the opposite for hunter-gatherer and farming societies.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 25 July 2025
The people involved ran the spectrum from hunter-gatherers and farming populations with low obesity rates, to people in more sedentary jobs in places like Europe and the U.S., where obesity is widespread.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 24 July 2025
But the study builds on existing evidence that over time, mutations in these pathogens helped strengthen the immune systems of the nomads that were among the first to get sick, while more stagnant farmers and hunter-gatherers succumbed to the new diseases.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
Noun
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Shortening the season could also concentrate hunters who already apply persistent pressure on Mearns’ quail in their limited range, Russell told the commission.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In Indiana, frog hunters can harvest 25 American bullfrogs or green frogs a day.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Typically, the life of a mountain man or trapper was a hard and isolated lifestyle.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The clip opened with a gray owl perched comfortably on Kelly’s leopard-print trapper hat.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hunter-gatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter-gatherer. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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