Thesaurus results for HUNTSMAN

huntsman

noun

ˈhən(t)-smən

Definition of huntsman

as in hunter

a person who hunts game the huntsman presented the king with two pheasants for the royal table

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Recent Examples of huntsman Red velvet and leather banquettes call for intimate gatherings while the main room has an eccentric vibe of huntsmen lodge meets medieval garden. — Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards. — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway. — Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 William Tell, set in 1307 and adapting Friedrich Schiller’s play, stars Danish actor Claes Bang as huntsman Tell, Ben Kingsley as King Albrecht, Rafe Spall as Stauffacher and Jonathan Pryce as Attinghausen. — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for huntsman

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hunter

Noun

The incident comes about a year after a teenager died in rural Iowa, after he was shot by a fellow hunter who apparently mistook him for a squirrel.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Hamilton conducts guided fossil hunting tours through his company, Megalodon Adventures, and recommends fossil hunters time their visit to coincide with low tide.

— Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026