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hunter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌntɚ/ (US)
[ˈhʌɾ̃ɚ] (US)
(US) audio
/ˈhʌntə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).

Meanings

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
- thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
- Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees. 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 480:
- a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster 1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC:
- No one, however, thought of the haughty and secluded young gentleman who […] when he rode on his black hunter into Dublin, avoided the village, and took the high-road by Inchicore. 1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “About the Rightful Mrs. Nutter of the Mills, and How Mr. Mervyn Received the News”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume III, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 258:
- ‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’ c. 1792–3, Jane Austen, ‘Catharine, or The Bower’, Juvenilia
One who hunts or seeks after anything.
- a fortune hunter
- Offmunson he's called, and a bright young pedigree-hunter has traced his descent from Offa, King of Mercia. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
- The hunter becomes the hunted.
- You know right well, how meek soe'er he seem, / No keener hunter after glory breathes. 1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Elaine”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 155:
A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
- 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. 2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities:
- Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […] 2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures, page 121:
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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
hunters	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (231)

nan-hbl 獵戶 /猎户 (person who hunts game) · hi आहेरी (person who hunts game) · ms pemburu (person who hunts game) · ga fiagaí (person who hunts game) · de Verfolger (person who pursues someone) · my မုဆိုး (person who hunts game) · wa tchesseu (person who hunts game) · fr chercheur (person who searches for something) · is veiðimaður (person who hunts game) · ee adela (person who hunts game) · eo ĉasisto (person who hunts game) · he ייד (person who hunts game) · ko 사냥꾼 (person who hunts game) · cs myslivkyně (person who hunts game) · ky аңчы (person who hunts game) · vi người đi săn (person who hunts game) · it cercatrice (person who searches for something) · lv mednieks (person who hunts game) · fa-ira شِکارْچی (person who hunts game) · la vēnātrīx (person who hunts game) · hi शिकारी (person who hunts game) · mi kaiwhaiwhai (person who hunts game) · es buscadora (person who searches for something) · tt сунарчы (person who hunts game) · ast cazador (person who hunts game) · os цуанон (person who hunts game) · gl cazador (person who hunts game) · kyh akúnvaan (person who hunts game) · km ប្រមាញ់ (person who hunts game) · nl jager (person who hunts game) · txb śerwe (person who hunts game) · th นายพราน (person who hunts game) · el κυνηγός (person who pursues someone) · khb ᦘᦱᧃ (person who hunts game) · te వేటగాడు (person who pursues someone) · tg сайёд (person who hunts game) · ca caçador (person who hunts game) · pl myśliwa (person who hunts game) · grc θηρευτής (person who hunts game) · es cazador (person who hunts game) · nn veidar (person who hunts game) · ur شِکار باز (person who hunts game) · yue 獵人 /猎人 (person who hunts game) · grc κυνηγέτης (person who hunts game) · ga capall seilge (hunting horse) · nb jeger (person who hunts game) · pl łowczyni (person who hunts game) · ru лове́ц (person who hunts game) · ce таллархо (person who hunts game) · pt sabujo (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · sk poľovníčka (person who hunts game) · de Jäger (person who pursues someone) · izh kyttämees (person who hunts game) · mi kaiwhakangangahu (person who hunts game) · cy heliwr (person who hunts game) · fr chercheuse (person who searches for something) · fr cheval de chasse (hunting horse) · tr avcı (person who hunts game) · ar صَيَّاد (person who hunts game) · it cane da caccia (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · cmn 獵戶 /猎户 (person who hunts game) · hu vadász (person who hunts game) · lkt wakhúwa (person who hunts game) · ceb tigpusil (person who hunts game) · ur صَیّاد (person who hunts game) · sh lòvac (person who hunts game) · ar صَائِد (person who hunts game) · et kütt (person who hunts game) · sa लुब्धक (person who hunts game) · ja 狩犬 (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · da forfølger (person who pursues someone) · da jagthund (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · nn jeger (person who hunts game) · es buscador (person who searches for something) · ro vânător (person who hunts game) · el κυνηγός (person who searches for something) · fr chasseur (person who hunts game) · izh jahtimees (person who hunts game) · tl mangangaso (person who hunts game) · sk lovec (person who hunts game) · tg шикорчӣ (person who hunts game) · hi आखेटक (person who hunts game) · ba һунарсы (person who hunts game) · chr ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙᎯ (person who hunts game) · chy émȯhónéhe (person who hunts game) · th พราน (person who hunts game) · lo ພານ (person who hunts game) · tk awçy (person who hunts game) · ur بَہیلِیا (person who hunts game) · mn анчин (person who hunts game) · yue 獵戶 /猎户 (person who hunts game) · ta வேட்டைக்காரன் (person who hunts game) · pt caçador (person who hunts game) · ain イラマンテクㇽ (person who hunts game) · mi kaiwhakangau (person who hunts game) · be паляўні́чы (person who hunts game) · vec caẑador (person who hunts game) · ki mũguĩmi (person who hunts game) · ka მონადირე ძაღლი (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · nv naalzheehí (person who hunts game) · sv jakthund (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · vec casador (person who hunts game) · udm нюлэскась (person who hunts game) · az ovçu (person who hunts game) · hi सौयाद (person who hunts game) · alt уучы (person who hunts game) · cmn 獵人 /猎人 (person who hunts game) · kix ūhkūaphái (person who hunts animals) · gu અહેડી (person who hunts game) · pt buscador (person who searches for something) · sq gjahtar (person who hunts game) · sh ло̀вац (person who hunts game) · ja 猟師 (person who hunts game) · kyh ahavishkánvaan (person who hunts game) · vec ghègher (person who hunts game) · fr chien de chasse (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · pt buscadora (person who searches for something) · es perro de caza (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · ru охо́тник (person who hunts game) · it cacciatore (person who hunts game) · grc κυνᾱγός (person who hunts game) · pwn cinunan (person who hunts game) · sv förföljare (person who pursues someone) · shi ⴰⵏⴳⵓⵎⴰⵔ (person who hunts game) · lut sʔubədiʔ (person who hunts game) · hi बहेलिया (person who hunts game) · sv sökare (person who searches for something) · kmr nêçîrvan (person who hunts game) · pl myśliwy (person who hunts game) · srn ontiman (person who hunts game) · he צַיָּד (person who hunts game) · lo ນາຍພານ (person who hunts game) · fa-ira صَیَّاد (person who hunts game) · nl jachthond (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · ne सिकारी (person who hunts game) · ug ئاڭچى (person who hunts game) · pt cão de caça (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · uk мисли́вець (person who hunts game) · ltg mednīks (person who hunts game) · alt аҥчы (person who hunts game) · tr av köpeği (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · izh ohotnikka (person who hunts game) · arz صياد (person who hunts game) · km ព្រាន (person who hunts game) · cs myslivec (person who hunts game) · ca cercadora (person who searches for something) · cmn 獵犬 /猎犬 (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · bg лове́ц (person who hunts game) · et jahimees (person who hunts game) · tt аучы (person who hunts game) · uk лове́ць (person who hunts game) · it cercatore (person who searches for something) · bn শিকারী (person who hunts game) · pdt Jäaja (person who hunts game) · vi thợ săn (person who hunts game) · uz ovchi (person who hunts game) · lkt wóle wičháša (person who hunts game) · de Jäger (person who hunts game) · sv jägare (person who hunts game) · bni mokila (person who hunts game) · ary صياد (person who hunts game) · de Jagdhund (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · it cavallo da caccia (hunting horse) · ka მონადირე (person who hunts game) · sw mwindaji (person who hunts game) · hu vadászkutya (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · nn veidemann (person who hunts game) · mi kaiwhakarapu (person who hunts game) · ps صياد (person who hunts game) · ga sealgaire (person who hunts game) · izh kyttä (person who hunts game) · ba аусы (person who hunts game) · sl lovka (person who hunts game) · grc ἀγρευτής (person who hunts game) · mi kūri whakangau (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · kjh аңӌы (person who hunts game) · sk lovkyňa (person who hunts game) · ko 엽사 (person who hunts game) · yi יעגער (person who hunts game) · da jæger (person who hunts game) · be мыслі́ўца (person who hunts game) · sk poľovník (person who hunts game) · hi व्याध (person who hunts game) · da jæger (person who searches for something) · hy որսորդ (person who hunts game) · or ଶିକାରୀ (person who hunts game) · tyv аңчы (person who hunts game) · sq gjuetar (person who hunts game) · ja 猟犬 (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · lv medniece (person who hunts game) · kk аңшы (person who hunts game) · eo ĉasanto (person who hunts game) · sw msasi (person who hunts game) · ca cercador (person who searches for something) · fa-ira نَخْجیرْبان (person who hunts game) · cs lovkyně (person who hunts game) · hi सय्याद (person who hunts game) · pt cavalo de caça (hunting horse) · zza seydwan (diq) (person who hunts game) · sl lovec (person who hunts game) · fi metsästäjä (person who hunts game) · la vēnātor (person who hunts game) · be мыслі́вы (person who hunts game) · ab ашәарыцаҩ (person who hunts game) · csb jachtôrz (person who hunts game) · roa-opt caçador (person who hunts game) · sah булчут (person who hunts game) · fy jager (person who hunts game) · nan-hbl 獵人 /猎人 (person who hunts game) · cjs аңчы (person who hunts game) · nb veidemann (person who hunts game) · it cacciatore (person who pursues someone) · ur شِکاری (person who hunts game) · ru охо́тничья соба́ка (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · oj giiyosewinini (person who hunts game) · cs lovec (person who hunts game) · ga capall fiaigh (hunting horse) · el κυνηγόσκυλο (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · pdt Jäajahunt (hunting dog — see also hunting dog) · ja 狩人 (person who hunts game) · ne शिकारी (person who hunts game) · lt medžiotojas (person who hunts game) · ceb tigpangayam (person who hunts game) · el κυνηγός (person who hunts game) · pl łowca (person who hunts game) · mk ловец (person who hunts game) · te వేటగాడు (person who hunts game) · ln mokila (person who hunts game) · lb Jeeër (person who hunts game) · eu ehiztari (person who hunts game) · ko 렵사 (person who hunts game)

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hunter en · NOUN

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