hunter

Definition

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end"
• "‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’"
• "a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster"

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