hunter

hunt·er

 (hŭn′tər)

n.

1. One who hunts game.

2. A dog bred or trained for use in hunting.

3. A horse, typically a strong fast jumper, that has been bred or trained for use in hunting.

4. One who searches for or seeks something: a treasure hunter.

5. Hunter green.

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hunter

(ˈhʌntə)

n

1. (Hunting) a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game. Female equivalent: huntress

2.

a. a person who looks diligently for something

b. (in combination): a fortune-hunter.

3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina

4. (Hunting) a specially bred dog used to hunt game

5. (Horology) Also called: hunting watch a watch with a hinged metal lid or case (hunting case) to protect the crystal. See also half-hunter

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Hunter

(ˈhʌntə)

n

1. (Biography) John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases

2. (Biography) his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician

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hunt•er

(ˈhʌn tər)

n.

1. a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.

2. a searcher or seeker for something: a treasure hunter.

3. a horse specially trained for stamina and jumping ability in hunting.

4. a dog trained to hunt game.

5. (cap.) the constellation Orion.

6. hunter green.

[1200–50]

hunt′er•like`, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hunter - someone who hunts game     huntsman bounty hunter - a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty courser - a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey deer hunter - hunter of deer duck hunter - hunter of ducks falconer, hawker - a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry fowler - someone who hunts wild birds for food huntress - a woman hunter lion-hunter - someone who hunts lions pothunter - someone who hunts for food (not for sport) skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills snarer - someone who sets snares for birds or small animals stalker - someone who stalks game tracker - someone who tracks down game trapper - someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
	2.	hunter - a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter" forager - someone who hunts for food and provisions; "in Japan a fungus forager can earn a good living" quester, searcher, seeker - someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"
	3.	Hunter - a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel Orion Alpha Orionis, Betelgeuse - the second brightest star in Orion diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula - a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
	4.	hunter - a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal hunting watch watch, ticker - a small portable timepiece

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hunter

noun huntsman or huntress, Diana, Orion, Nimrod, jaeger (rare), Artemis, sportsman or sportswoman The hunter stalked his prey.

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Translations

صَيّادصَيَّادٌ

lovec-kyně

jæger

JägerWeidmann

κυνηγός

cazador

metsästäjä

chasseurchercheurchercheusechien de chassenemrod

lovac

vadászvadászkutya

veiîimaîur

cacciatorecane da cacciacavallo da cacciacercatorecercatrice

ハンター猟師猟犬

사냥꾼

medžiotojas

jager

jeger

myśliwy

caçador

охотникегерь

lovec

jägare

นายพราน

avcı

người đi săn

猎人

hunter

[ˈhʌntəʳ]

A. N

1. (= person) → cazador(a) m/f

2. (= horse) → caballo m de caza

B. CPD hunter gatherer N → cazador-recolector m

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hunter

[ˈhʌntə^r] n

(= person) → chasseur m

(British) (= horse) → cheval m de chasse

bargain hunter, house hunterhunter-gatherer [ˌhʌntə^rˈgæðərə^r] n → chasseur cueilleur m

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hunter

n

(= person) → Jäger(in) m(f); (= horse) → Jagdpferd nt; (= dog) → Jagdhund m

(= watch) → Sprungdeckeluhr f

(Astron) the Hunter → Orion m

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hunter

[ˈhʌntəʳ] n → cacciatore/trice (Brit) (horse) → cavallo da caccia

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hunt

(hant) verb

1. to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport. He spent the whole day hunting (deer). jag يَصْطاد، يَبْحَثُ عَن ловувам caçar lovit jagen jage κυνηγώcazar küttima شكار كردن metsästää chasser לצוּד शिकार करना goniti, loviti vadászik berburu veiða cacciare 狩る 사냥(수렵)하다 medžioti medīt memburu jagengå på jaktpolować ښکار کول caçar a vâna охотиться loviť loviti loviti jaga ล่าสัตว์ avlamak 獵捕 полювати شکار کرنا săn bắn 追猎

2. to pursue or drive out. The murderer was hunted from town to town. soek, jag يُطارِد، يُلاحِق ловя caçar pronásledovat jagen jage καταδιώκωbuscar; perseguir taga ajama تعقيب كردن jahdata pourchasser לַעֲשוֹת מָצוֹד पीछा करना tražiti, goniti üldöz mengejar elta; reka burt inseguire; scacciare 追跡する 쫓다 vyti vajāt; izsekot; meklēt buru jagenjagetropić, poszukiwać تعقیبول caçar a urmări преследовать prenasledovať zasledovati goniti jaga ไล่ล่า izini sürmek, peşine düşmek 追捕，驅趕 цькувати, переслідувати کھدیڑنا săn đuổi; tìm kiếm 穷追，驱赶

noun

1. the act of hunting animals etc. a tiger hunt. jag صَيْد، إصْطِياد лов caçada lov die Jagd jagt; -jagt κυνήγιcaza jaht شكار metsästys chasseציד शिकार lov vadászat pemburuan veiði(ferð) caccia 狩り 사냥 medžioklė medības pemburuan jachtjaktpolowanie ښکار caçada vânătoare охота lov, poľovačka lov lov jakt การล่าสัตว์ av 狩獵 полювання جانوروں کا شکار cuộc đi săn 打猎

2. a search. I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace. soektog بَحْث، تَفْتيش търсене busca pátrání die Suche lede efter αναζήτηση busca, búsqueda, rastreo; exploración otsing جستجو etsinnät recherche מָצוֹד तलाश potraga keresés pencarian leit ricerca 探索 수색 ieškojimas meklējumi mencari jacht, zoektochtleting, ettersøkingposzukiwanie پلټنه busca căutare поиски pátranie, hľadanie lov potraga letande การค้นหา arama, peşine düşme 搜尋 пошуки تلاش cuộc tìm kiếm 搜寻

ˈhunter – feminine ˈhuntress – noun

a person who hunts. jagter صَيّاد ловец caçador lovec, -kyně der/die Jäger(in) jæger κυνηγόςcazador; cazadora jahimees شكارچی metsästäjä chasseur, euse/chasseresse צייד शिकारी lovac vadász pemburu veiðimaður cacciatore 猟師 사냥꾼 medžiotojas mednieks pemburu jagerjegermyśliwy ښکاری caçador vânător охотник lovec, -kyňa lovec lovac jägare นายพราน avcı 獵人 мисливець شکاری người đi săn 猎人

ˈhunting noun

the activity of chasing animals etc for food or for sport. jag صَيْد، إصْطِياد лов caça lov die Jagd jagt κυνήγιcaza, cacería jaht شكار metsästys chasseציד शिकार का खेल lov vadászat pemburuan veiði, veiðar caccia 狩猟 사냥 medžiojimas, medžioklė medības pemburuan het jagen jaktpolowanie ښکار caça vânătoare охота lov lov lov jakt การล่าสัตว์ avlanma, avcılık 狩獵 полювання شکار sự đi săn 打猎

ˈhuntsman (ˈhants-) noun

a hunter. jagter صَيّاد، قَنّاص ловец caçador lovec die Jäger jæger κυνηγόςcazador jahimees شكارچی metsästäjä chasseurצייד शिकारी lovac vadász pemburu veiðimaður cacciatore 猟師 사냥꾼 medžiotojas mednieks pemburu jagerjegermyśliwy ښکاری caçador vânător охотник lovec lovec lovac jägare นายพราน avcı 獵人 мисливець شکاری người đi săn 猎人

hunt down

to search for (someone or something) until found. The police hunted down the escaped prisoner. agtervolg, vaskeer يُطارِد، يَبْحَث преследвам, докато хвана perseguir uštvat; dopadnout erjagen forfølge og pågribe καταδιώκω, κυνηγώ, ξετρυπώνω buscar hasta dar con jälile jõudma جستجو كردن saada kiinni traquer לִרדוֹף וְלִמצוֹא पाने में सफल होना goniti, stici i uloviti fáradhatatlanul üldöz mengejar leita (og finna), elta uppi catturare 追いつめる 수색하다 susekti, pagauti izsekot; notvert memburu sampai dapat opsporenjage og fangewytropić, pojmać پلټنه کول perseguir a urmări până-n pânzele albe выследить, поимать uštvať, dolapiť, vysliediť uloviti uhvatiti infånga ตามหาจนพบ peşini bırakmamak 持續搜尋(某人或某物)直到找到 вислідити کسی کی تلاش lùng sục 搜索直至找到（某物）

hunt for

to search for. I've been hunting for that shoe all morning. soek يَبْحَث عَن търся procurar hledat suchen nach være på jagt efter γυρεύωbuscar otsima جستجو كردن etsiä chercher לְחַפֵּש खोज करना tražiti kutat mencari-cari leita að cercare 探す 찾다 ieškoti meklēt mencari op zoek zijn naar lete etter, være på jakt etterposzukiwać پلټنه کول procurar a căuta искать hľadať iskati tragati leta efter ตามหา aramak, bulmaya çalışmak 搜尋 шукати تلاش tìm kiếm 搜寻

hunt high and low

to search everywhere. oral soek يَبْحَثُ في كُل مكان търся навсякъде procurar por toda a parte slídit po všech koutech alles absuchen søge højt og lavt ψάχνω παντού buscar por todas partes, remover cielo y tierra kõikjalt otsima همه جا را جستجو كردن etsiä joka paikasta chercher dans tous les coins לְחַפֵּש בְּכָל מָקוֹם हर जगह खोजना sve pretražiti égen-földön keres mencari-cari leita hátt og lágt cercare dappertutto くまなく探す (샅샅이) 뒤지다 naršyti visus kampus visur izmeklēties mencari merata tempat zoeken in alle hoeken en gaten lete høyt og lavt szukać wszędzie ټول ځایونه لټول procurar por toda a parte a căuta peste tot искать повсюду prehľadať iskati po vseh kotih tražiti svuda leta överallt มองหาทุกซอกทุกมุม heryeri aramak 四處搜索 шукати всюди ہر جگہ تلاش کرنا tìm kiếm khắp mọi nơi 到处搜索

hunt out

to search for (something that has been put away) until it is found. I'll hunt out that old photograph for you. opspoor يَبْحَث عن търся докато намеря descobrir vyštrachat, objevit aufstöbern lede efter ξετρυπώνω buscar hasta encontrar; rebuscar välja otsima جستجو كردن etsiä käsiinsä dénicher לְחַפֵּש וְלִמצוֹא प्राप्त करना, पकड़ लेना uci u trag i uloviti, tražiti dok se nade felkutat mencari leita eftir/að trovare, scovare 探し出す 곳곳을 뒤지다 surasti sameklēt menggeledah atau membongkar sesuatu untuk mencari sesuatu opsporenspore oppposzukiwać پلټنه کول descobrir a căuta până găseşti разыскать objaviť, vykutať izslediti pronaći leta fram, leta rätt på ค้นหา araştırmak, arayıp bulmak 尋找(存放的某物)直到找到 відшукати کسی چیز کو ڈھونڈ نکالنا tìm ra 努力找出，搜寻出

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hunter

→ صَيَّادٌ lovec jæger Jäger κυνηγός cazador metsästäjä chasseur lovac cacciatore ハンター 사냥꾼 jager jeger myśliwy caçador охотник jägare นายพราน avcı người đi săn 猎人

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