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 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 Orion: Orion was a giant huntsman whom Zeus placed amongst the stars, securing his place in heroic tales for all time. Taylor Grothe, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024 In David Mackenzie's Whistleblower Thriller 'Relay' - Toronto Film Festival Inspired by the legendary tale, Claes Bang takes on the role of William Tell, a noble huntsman whose peaceful life is shattered when the ruthless Austrian Empire invades his homeland of Switzerland. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 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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  • Amanda Bryant, herpetologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said hunters surpassed the initial quota of 204 with one additional harvest.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And after selling at auction in 2007, the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virgina began offering ghost tours to the public — and got a major boost in 2009, when a team of ghost hunters locked themselves inside for the night to record a live show.
    Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025

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

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