hunter

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From hunt +‎ -er.

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hunter (plural hunters)

  1. A person who hunts game.
  2. A hunting dog.
  3. A hunting horse.
    • 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 480:
      Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees.
  4. A person who pursues someone.
    the hunter becomes the hunted.
  5. A person who searches for something.

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hunter (plural hunters)

  1. hunter

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