bounty hunter
noun
1
: one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered
2
: one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered
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The film follows an E.L.F. Task Force Commander partnering with a bounty hunter to save Christmas.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
North Pole head of security Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) partners with Jack O'Malley (Chris Evans), a scruffy international bounty hunter who's on the naughty list, for an important rescue mission to save Santa in the holiday action comedy.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
The state also pays bounty hunters to catch Burmese pythons through the FWC's Python Patrol program.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Blanchett portrayed an infamous bounty hunter who forms an unlikely alliance with a ragtag team of misfits while on a quest to find the missing daughter of the most powerful man in the universe.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
North Pole head of security Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) partners with Jack O'Malley (Chris Evans), a scruffy international bounty hunter who's on the naughty list, for an important rescue mission to save Santa in the holiday action comedy.
Need a break?
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
The state also pays bounty hunters to catch Burmese pythons through the FWC's Python Patrol program.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Blanchett portrayed an infamous bounty hunter who forms an unlikely alliance with a ragtag team of misfits while on a quest to find the missing daughter of the most powerful man in the universe.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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