hunter

noun

ˈhən-tər How to pronounce hunter (audio)
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a person who hunts game hunters must have a license to shoot deer

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Recent Examples of hunter Most elk hunters in the area use treestands (and Brooks saw plenty of other hunters, most of whom had spike or cow tags). — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025 Finding the treasure required hunters to decipher clues connected to a 24-line poem, written by Fenn and included in his memoir. — Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025 One male was shot and killed by a hunter in Georgia in 2008, wildlife officials say. — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025 In today’s whirlwind of economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and technological disruption, job hunters and employees alike can find ways to build confidence and secure their professional footing. — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunter
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  1. archer
  2. huntsman
  3. falconer
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  • When Katniss' sister Prim is selected, the archer volunteers as tribute in Prim's place.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In the movie’s trailer, an archer takes aim at an enemy soldier, firing an arrow that sends the man plunging over the side of his ship—and into the waiting jaws of a shark.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of archer
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  • 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
Definition of huntsman
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  • Tyler Sladen, a falconer in the Southwest, has an enormous pack of setters.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.
    — M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of falconer

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