as in archers
a person who hunts game
hunters must have a license to shoot deer
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Recent Examples of hunters
Between the messy decline of solar cycle 25 and the possibility of a dramatic last gasp, aurora hunters may still have their best nights ahead.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Over the years, millions of dollars in gold coins from the 1715 Fleet have been found by salvagers and treasure hunters in a coastal area stretching from Melbourne to Fort Pierce.
—Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Indeed, it was first introduced as a style for horseback riders and hunters in 1936.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
The storm comes during a time of year where hunters frequently visit Montana and Wyoming.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But, with the new seasons, hunters are able to get into the woods for grouse after the leaves fall.
—Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
The lowest quality, distressed segment is still seeing some bargain hunters, so there is something of a bar-bell effect.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
How is the ice storm impacting hunters?
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Over the years, millions of dollars in gold coins from the 1715 Fleet have been found by salvagers and treasure hunters in a coastal area stretching from Melbourne to Fort Pierce.
—Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Indeed, it was first introduced as a style for horseback riders and hunters in 1936.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
The storm comes during a time of year where hunters frequently visit Montana and Wyoming.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But, with the new seasons, hunters are able to get into the woods for grouse after the leaves fall.
—Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Mountain lions are hunters, carnivores, apex predators.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
The lowest quality, distressed segment is still seeing some bargain hunters, so there is something of a bar-bell effect.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
How is the ice storm impacting hunters?
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Hunters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunters. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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