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 The Lost Dutchman Mine has captured the imagination of treasure hunters, historians and locals alike, and people continue to search for it to this day. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Here’s what deer hunters should know about when gun season begins. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025 With two hunters set as blockers, the dogs worked the trees while the rest of us walked the edges. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025 Backcountry tracks might remain inaccessible and hunting areas might look different to hunters, the DNR says. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Jeanroy tells me that only animals can smell truffles in the wild, as the delicacy grows up to a foot underground near tree roots; by law in France, hunters can use only pigs and dogs to find them. Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025 Amanda Bryant, herpetologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said hunters surpassed the initial quota of 204 with one additional harvest. Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025 Golden eagles are incredible hunters capable of killing ungulates and bighorn sheep. Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025 Weave, along with other puppies, were discovered after their mother was killed by hunters, Melaina explained. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Hunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunters. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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