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
Either way, these ancient humans were skilled foragers and hunter-gatherers who lived in small groups of perhaps a dozen people and only rarely crossed paths with other bands.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
This advanced civilization then transferred knowledge to our hunter-gatherer ancestors before disappearing without a trace.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
These ills barely plague the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups, such as the Hadza living in and around northern Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley, who live ALAN-free and are believed to be one of the best living representatives of ancestral human lifestyles.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Most of these migrants were fisher-hunter-gatherers and belonged to numerous ethnic groups who left vital evidence of their presence in stones, burial sites, and artifacts.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2025
This advanced civilization then transferred knowledge to our hunter-gatherer ancestors before disappearing without a trace.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025
These ills barely plague the few remaining hunter-gatherer groups, such as the Hadza living in and around northern Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley, who live ALAN-free and are believed to be one of the best living representatives of ancestral human lifestyles.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Most of these migrants were fisher-hunter-gatherers and belonged to numerous ethnic groups who left vital evidence of their presence in stones, burial sites, and artifacts.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
Noun
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The big animals were still swimming as night fell and the hunters returned home.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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These toxins are sourced from the gifbol — a plant that local hunters continue to use today for its potent lethal properties.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The puck, the trapper, the goalie pads.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Dec. 2025
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In Sarasota County, the answer is at least seven — plus a skilled trapper, according to the sheriff's office.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
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