as in archers
a person who hunts game
hunters must have a license to shoot deer
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Recent Examples of hunters
That’s why the two of us — state legislators in Wyoming and Montana — are teaming up to fight for public land access, just as the hunters on Wyoming’s Elk Mountain did.
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Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Unlike many of the birds that Helen and Allan Cruickshank found in the Everglades, the storks had not been decimated by plume hunters decades before because the homely bird’s feathers weren’t prized for ladies' hats.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Of those 1,000 tags, 750 were utilized by hunters and 379 were filled.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026
Early reviews of the hunt show that active hunters had a success rate of about 50 percent, Young said.
—News Service Of Florida, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
In a plus for house-hunters, more homeowners are putting their properties up for sale.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just as ominous, one of those hunters is a prince who is smitten by a swan princess named Odette.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Some people are great hunters; others couldn’t catch a cold.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Per the plan conceived by the Catalina Island Conservancy, professional hunters will shoot the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
Unlike many of the birds that Helen and Allan Cruickshank found in the Everglades, the storks had not been decimated by plume hunters decades before because the homely bird’s feathers weren’t prized for ladies' hats.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Of those 1,000 tags, 750 were utilized by hunters and 379 were filled.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026
Early reviews of the hunt show that active hunters had a success rate of about 50 percent, Young said.
—News Service Of Florida, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
In a plus for house-hunters, more homeowners are putting their properties up for sale.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just as ominous, one of those hunters is a prince who is smitten by a swan princess named Odette.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Some people are great hunters; others couldn’t catch a cold.
—Thomas Morgan, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Per the plan conceived by the Catalina Island Conservancy, professional hunters will shoot the island’s non-native mule deer on the ground over four to five years.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Hunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunters. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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