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huntress

noun

Definition of huntress

as in hunter

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Recent Examples of huntress Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025 Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025 In the first story, 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, only to be dragged to a treacherous magical land by a beast-like creature who demands retribution. — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 Striking six-foot-tall huntress Haley Fitzgerald of Spruced Plume hunts to eat. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for huntress

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Noun

Among his trophies are an Alaskan moose and caribou, wild boars, bears, whitetail deer, Catalina goats and more mule deer bucks than some hunters see in a lifetime.

— Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
Rattlesnakes are lazy hunters that wait in the shadows for prey to approach.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hunter

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Fellow sportsman Jannik Sinner hoisted the Wimbledon trophy with his go-to Rolex Daytona on his wrist.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Here is a film where fascists literally organize a soccer game for propaganda purposes, hoping to stage a sportsman-like event that will soften the public perception of their brutal regime.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2026

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From the dangerous Sydney funnel-web to the common huntsman, Australia is home to its fair share of spiders.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Its eight legs span some 28 cm (11 inches), a measurement just barely bested by our next spider, the giant huntsman.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026