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
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had to respond effectively to acute stress events like an animal attack.
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Jaci Gandenberger, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
That’s based on comparisons to what bones look like when modern hunter-gatherers butcher their game, along with archaeologists’ experiments with stone tool butchery.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Scientists studied more than 4,000 adults from 34 populations, ranging from hunter-gatherer communities to office workers.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
For hunter-gatherers, especially those who relied heavily on meat, animal fats were a vital energy source.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
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Jaci Gandenberger, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
That’s based on comparisons to what bones look like when modern hunter-gatherers butcher their game, along with archaeologists’ experiments with stone tool butchery.
—ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Scientists studied more than 4,000 adults from 34 populations, ranging from hunter-gatherer communities to office workers.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
For hunter-gatherers, especially those who relied heavily on meat, animal fats were a vital energy source.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
hunter
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Instead, kills will be registered online, with FWC staff planning to visit each hunter to confirm the details submitted via the internet.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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The discovery helped the Naples resident land first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, which drew 934 hunters competing to make a dent in the state’s invasive Burmese python population, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Aug. 13.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Hunter-gatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter-gatherer. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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