huntress

Definition

A female hunter.

Etymology

A variant of hunteress, from Middle English hunteras, hunteres, hunteresse, equivalent to hunter + -ess, possibly on the model of the likes of mistress.

Example Sentences

• "In those same woods ye well remember may / How that a noble hunteress did wonne [...]."
• "Ashol-Pan, the daughter of a particularly celebrated hunter, may well be the country's only apprentice huntress."
• "Grief and fear cannot rule you; let them be your faithful servants, protective of their mistress. Loss serves a huntress like fuel serves fire."

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