hunter-gatherer

noun

Definition of hunter-gatherernext
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 If true, this means at least some ancient hunter-gatherer cultures discovered psychoactive properties before the development of agriculture. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 Most wild animals are extremely lean, so hunter-gatherers crave the fat-rich parts of the body, including the marrow and liver. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 According to the nonprofit Survival International, the remaining Kawahiva are nomadic hunter-gatherers who survived attacks and disease and continue to avoid contact with outsiders. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Some of the strongest evidence came from Covarón Cave in northern Spain, where researchers identified DNA belonging to ancient western hunter-gatherers. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer
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  1. hunter
  2. trapper
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  • Among his trophies are an Alaskan moose and caribou, wild boars, bears, whitetail deer, Catalina goats and more mule deer bucks than some hunters see in a lifetime.
    — Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Rattlesnakes are lazy hunters that wait in the shadows for prey to approach.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of hunter
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  • One of those veterans of the Centennial State’s wildlife wars is Dan Gates, a lifelong trapper and executive director of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This image comes from body cam video released by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office showing a trapper working to remove an alligator from a home south of Tampa.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of trapper

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