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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-gatherers
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.
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Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Our closest ape relatives, like chimps and bonobos, show a fair amount of violence, as did many groups of hunter-gatherers.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Neanderthals sizzled meat over open flames; hunter-gatherers ground wild wheat to make bread; and factory workers canned fruit for soldiers during the Civil War.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The researchers propose they were intended to guide thirsty hunter-gatherers to water sources that were often concealed behind boulders and sandstone formations and to mark access rights.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
The study frames smoke-drying as a deliberate and technically demanding mortuary innovation among tropical hunter-gatherers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 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
This primal urge is deeply ingrained in our species, which spent 95% of its history as hunter-gatherers, relying on cooperation for survival.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This program highlights a global study comparing the gut microbiomes of diverse populations, including Tsimane horticulturalists in Bolivia and Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, with those in industrialized societies.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Our closest ape relatives, like chimps and bonobos, show a fair amount of violence, as did many groups of hunter-gatherers.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Neanderthals sizzled meat over open flames; hunter-gatherers ground wild wheat to make bread; and factory workers canned fruit for soldiers during the Civil War.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The researchers propose they were intended to guide thirsty hunter-gatherers to water sources that were often concealed behind boulders and sandstone formations and to mark access rights.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
The study frames smoke-drying as a deliberate and technically demanding mortuary innovation among tropical hunter-gatherers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 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
This primal urge is deeply ingrained in our species, which spent 95% of its history as hunter-gatherers, relying on cooperation for survival.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
This program highlights a global study comparing the gut microbiomes of diverse populations, including Tsimane horticulturalists in Bolivia and Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, with those in industrialized societies.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherers
hunters
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KPop Demon Hunters follows a world-famous K-pop girl group who moonlight as demon hunters.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some trappers focus on humane, live-capture and relocation for nuisance animals, while others are licensed hunters who can legally trap and kill animals during hunting seasons.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Hunter-gatherers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter-gatherers. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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