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trophy-hunter en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of trophy hunter.
   alt of trophy hunter
   • Legendary San Diego long-range skipper and trophy-hunter Bill Poole came here a few years ago to catch a giant halibut. 1997 July 4, Pete Thomas, “Flat-Out Huge”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:
   • Every year, these professional guides take thousands of vacationers, as well as trophy-hunters, out on the open saltwater. 1987 April 26, Henry Leifermann, “Florida’s Seafaring Big-Game Hunters”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015:
   • In this case, trophy-hunters get to shoot a lion and the parts are shipped to China to make someone feel potent, even though there's no medical evidence this works. 2013 February 25, Jeremy Hance, “African lions – the killer kings in mortal danger from man and sham medicine”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2014:

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