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
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.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
At that time, agriculture had not yet emerged, and humans lived as hunter-gatherers.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Based on their analysis, the team believes that dogs from local hunter-gatherer groups already living in Europe contributed to the genetics of dog populations that were already working alongside with farmers about 10,000 years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 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
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
At that time, agriculture had not yet emerged, and humans lived as hunter-gatherers.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Based on their analysis, the team believes that dogs from local hunter-gatherer groups already living in Europe contributed to the genetics of dog populations that were already working alongside with farmers about 10,000 years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
Noun
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Djena’s father, who had the title of chief hunter in the town, was a loyal aide to Marcel Cros, a senior official in the government of Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinea’s first President.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And those problems are magnified in the slack middle section of this 160-minute film, as the hunters make discoveries of their own in the forest, unnecessary subplots and aliens multiply, and there are some halfhearted attempts at giving them a thin backstory.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 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 24 May. 2026.
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