hunters

plural of hunter
as in archers
a person who hunts game hunters must have a license to shoot deer

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Recent Examples of hunters Once the rut arrives, deer drop their guard, but mature bucks don’t do so nearly as much as most hunters think. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Pretendian hunters tend to be painted as aggressive or angry, which ultimately serves to undermine their claims. Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 So Texas isn't exactly worried about hunters like Shaq taking too many. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Police sources say these may be treasure hunters or urban explorers. Alice Gainer, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Their method attempts to counter the negative reputation left by treasure hunters of the past. Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026 Two other stage hunters, EF Education-EasyPost’s Richard Carapaz and UNO-X’s Tobias Halland Johannessen, could also target GC here. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Hunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunters. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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