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hunter

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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.

hunter
Noun
1. a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game
2. a person who looks carefully for something: a house hunter
3. a horse or dog bred for hunting
4. a watch with a hinged metal lid or case to protect the glass
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hunterhunter - someone who hunts game
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
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
watch, ticker - a small portable timepiece

hunter
noun huntsman or huntress, Diana, Herne, Orion, Nimrod, jaeger (rare) Artemis, sportsman or sportswoman
Translations
Spanish hunter [ˈhʌntəʳ] ncazador(a) m/f;
(horse) → caballo de caza

French hunter [ˈhʌntəʳ] hunt nchasseur m;
(Brit) (= horse); cheval m de chasse

German hunter [ˈhʌntəʳ] hunt nJäger(in) m(f)
Italian hunter [ˈhʌntəʳ] ncacciatore m;
(BRIT) (horse) → cavallo da caccia

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Leo Hunter has many of these breakfasts, Sir,' resumed the new acquaintance--'"feasts of reason," sir, "and flows of soul," as somebody who wrote a sonnet to Mrs.
There was once a young Hunter who went boldly into the forest.
A HUNTER who had lassoed a Bear was trying to disengage himself from the rope, but the slip-knot about his wrist would not yield, for the Bear was all the time pulling in the slack with his paws.
 
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