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hunter
English
Etymology
From Middle English hunter, huntere, honter, equivalent to hunt +? -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?nt?/, [?h????]
- Hyphenation: hun?ter
- Rhymes: -?nt?(r)
Noun
hunter (plural hunters, feminine huntress)
- One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
- A dog used in hunting.
- A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
- 1857-1859, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Virginians
- a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 480:
- Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees.
- 1857-1859, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Virginians
- One who hunts or seeks after anything.
- The hunter becomes the hunted.
- a fortune hunter
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine
- No keener hunter after glory breathes.
- (psychology) A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
- Coordinate term: howler
- 2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures (page 121)
- Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]
- 2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities
- Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.
- A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
- A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.
Hyponyms
- fortune hunter
- headhunter
- white hunter
Derived terms
- demi-hunter
- half-hunter
- headhunter
Related terms
- hunted
- hunting
Translations
See also
- hunter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Middle English
Etymology
From hunten +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hunt?r/
Noun
hunter (plural hunters)
- hunter
Descendants
- English: hunter
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huxter
English
Noun
huxter (plural huxters)
- Dated form of huckster.
Verb
huxter (third-person singular simple present huxters, present participle huxtering, simple past and past participle huxtered)
- Dated form of huckster.
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