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
The remains, which came from hunter-gatherer communities, were found in tightly crouched or squatting postures and appear to have been smoke-dried over fire before burial in a process of mummification, the researchers said.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The study found that hunter-gatherer societies between 12,000 and 4,000 years ago practiced smoke-drying techniques to preserve the dead.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The circumstances of the man’s traumatic injury are unknown, but this case may be the earliest evidence of conflict between hunter-gatherers in mainland Southeast Asia, according to the study.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
After the last ice age, huge ice sheets melted and global sea levels rose, submerging Stone Age settlements and forcing the hunter-gatherer human population inland.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The study found that hunter-gatherer societies between 12,000 and 4,000 years ago practiced smoke-drying techniques to preserve the dead.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The circumstances of the man’s traumatic injury are unknown, but this case may be the earliest evidence of conflict between hunter-gatherers in mainland Southeast Asia, according to the study.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
After the last ice age, huge ice sheets melted and global sea levels rose, submerging Stone Age settlements and forcing the hunter-gatherer human population inland.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
Noun
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Amanda Bryant, herpetologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said hunters surpassed the initial quota of 204 with one additional harvest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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And after selling at auction in 2007, the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virgina began offering ghost tours to the public — and got a major boost in 2009, when a team of ghost hunters locked themselves inside for the night to record a live show.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wright called 911 for help, which included a trapper that captured the gator.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
18 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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“Hunter-gatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter-gatherer. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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