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English

Etymology

From Middle English schadowe, schadewe, schadwe (also schade > shade), from Old English s?eaduwe, s?eadwe, oblique form of s?eadu (“shadow, shade; darkness; protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shade, shadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)?eh?- (“darkness”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: sh?d??, IPA^(key): /??ædo?/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sh?d??, IPA^(key): /??æd??/
• Rhymes: -æd??
• Hyphenation: shad?ow

Noun

shadow (countable and uncountable, plural shadows)

1. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.

2. Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
   • 1656, John Denham, The Destruction of Troy
3. A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).

4. (obsolete) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
5. That which looms as though a shadow.

6. A small degree; a shade.
7. An imperfect and faint representation.
8. (Britain, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
9. One who secretly or furtively follows another.
10. An inseparable companion.
11. (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
12. An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
13. A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
14. (obsolete, Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.

    Synonym: umbra

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15. (psychology) In Jungian psychology, an unconscious aspect of the personality.

Usage notes

• A person (or object) is said to "cast", "have", or "throw" a shadow if that shadow is caused by the person (either literally, by eclipsing a light source, or figuratively). The shadow may then be described as the shadow "cast" or "thrown" by the person, or as the shadow "of" the person, or simply as the person's shadow.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

shadow (third-person singular simple present shadows, present participle shadowing, simple past and past participle shadowed)

1. (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.

   The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting.

2. (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.

   Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us.

3. (espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
4. (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
5. (transitive) To hide; to conceal.
6. (transitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
7. (transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
8. (transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).

Derived terms

• beshadow
• foreshadow
• overshadow
• unshadow

Translations

Adjective

shadow (comparative more shadow, superlative most shadow)

1. Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.

   The human resources department has a shadow information technology group without headquarters knowledge.

2. Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.

   The director has been giving shadow leadership to the other group's project to ensure its success.

   The illuminati shadow group has been pulling strings from behind the scenes.

3. (politics) Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.

   The shadow cabinet cannot agree on the terms of the agreement due immediately after they are sworn in.

   The insurgents’ shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes.

4. (Australia, politics) Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.

Derived terms

• shadow government
• shadow price

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)

1. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
2. A dog used in hunting.
3. 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.

4. 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.

5. (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.

6. A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
7. 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)

1. hunter

Descendants

• English: hunter