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
Here, a group of Ice Age hunter-gatherers constructed oval and circular huts from 120 to 240 square feet in size.
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Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
These dogs lived with hunter-gatherer humans who were constantly on the move.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
During and post the Ice Age, researchers found strong evidence of a variety of species of dogs throughout Europe and Turkey in different hunter-gatherer communities.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer
Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
These dogs lived with hunter-gatherer humans who were constantly on the move.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
During and post the Ice Age, researchers found strong evidence of a variety of species of dogs throughout Europe and Turkey in different hunter-gatherer communities.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
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Ahead of the game’s 2027 release at Summer Game Fest 2026, Deadline spoke with Regan about landing the role after an extensive audition process, the physical demands of bringing Lara to life and why the iconic treasure hunter remains as relevant as ever.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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Elizabeth costarred with Tony Shalhoub and Matthew Lillard in the movie, stylized as Thir13en Ghosts, as a woman who gets trapped in a home with a baker's dozen ghosts alongside a team of ghost hunters.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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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 14 Jun. 2026.
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