hunter
Pluralhunters
- 1A person who hunts wild animals for fun or for food.
My uncle is a hunter and goes out every fall to look for deer.
The hunters walked quietly through the woods before sunrise.
Similarhuntsman
- 2A person who looks for something or tries hard to get it.
He is a hunter of old coins and checks every shop in town.
Bargain hunters waited outside the store before it opened.
Similarseeker
Note
- 3A dog that helps people hunt.
The hunter barked and ran after the rabbit.
Our neighbor keeps three hunters in a kennel behind his barn.
Similarhound
- 4A horse used for hunting, often one raised and trained for it.
She rode her gray hunter over the low stone wall.
The farm raises hunters that can jump fences all day.
Note
- 5A pocket watch with a round metal cover that snaps shut over its face to keep it safe.
Grandpa opened his hunter to check the time.
The cover of the hunter clicked shut and kept the glass safe.
Less common meaning
- 6A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
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Origin
This word is made from hunt and the ending -er.