hunter

hunt·er  (hntr)

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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game Female equivalent huntress [ˈhʌntrɪs]

2.

a.  a person who looks diligently for something

b.  (in combination) a fortune-hunter

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

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a specially bred dog used to hunt game

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

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Hunter [ˈhʌntə]

n

1. (Biographies / Hunter, John (1728-1793) M, British, MEDICINE: physician) John. 1728-93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases

2. (Biographies / Hunter, William (1718-1783) M, British, MEDICINE: anatomist, MEDICINE: obstetrician) his brother, William. 1718-83, British anatomist and obstetrician

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.

Translations

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

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hunter → صياد 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