Definition of huntsmannext
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 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 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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hunter
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  • When The Worm’s Cannon Fires Velvet worms are nocturnal hunters that move through leaf litter, rotting logs and other cluttered, low-light environments.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Every now and then, the hunter’s headphones would ping, registering a metallic hit below ground; though the vast majority of those signals were inconsequential, identifying only bits of scrap iron or old lead bullets.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026

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“Huntsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huntsman. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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