as in archers
a person who hunts game
hunters must have a license to shoot deer
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Recent Examples of hunters
Unlike solitary hunters such as leopards or tigers, wolves pursue prey that often outweighs them considerably, which means a lone wolf is, in practical terms, an ineffective one.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The site of the battlefield was well known, and Legg says the team referenced old reports of possible remains from relic hunters.
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Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 June 2026
The good news is that Amazon Prime Day is here, and for bargain hunters, this is basically the Super Bowl.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
There are outfit repeaters, vintage treasure hunters, and even emotional dressers.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
In Switzerland, the small town of Bad Ragaz was built around the mineral-rich Tamina Gorge, discovered by hunters in 1240.
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Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
The intention for this breed was to work closely with hunters, so they're locked in on human cues, scents and retrieval.
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Pat Mueller,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Big Oaks hosts about 6,000 deer, squirrel, and turkey hunters and anglers annually, with some 15,000 total visitors, including bird-watchers from around the world, according to former refuge manager Joe Robb, who retired last year.
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Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The site of the battlefield was well known, and Legg says the team referenced old reports of possible remains from relic hunters.
—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 June 2026
The good news is that Amazon Prime Day is here, and for bargain hunters, this is basically the Super Bowl.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
There are outfit repeaters, vintage treasure hunters, and even emotional dressers.
—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.
—
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
In Switzerland, the small town of Bad Ragaz was built around the mineral-rich Tamina Gorge, discovered by hunters in 1240.
—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
The intention for this breed was to work closely with hunters, so they're locked in on human cues, scents and retrieval.
—
Pat Mueller,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Big Oaks hosts about 6,000 deer, squirrel, and turkey hunters and anglers annually, with some 15,000 total visitors, including bird-watchers from around the world, according to former refuge manager Joe Robb, who retired last year.
—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
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“Hunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunters. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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