| 单词 | bounty-hunter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbounty-hunter bounty-hunter n. North American (now Historical) a person who pursues wanted criminals, etc., for the sake of rewards offered. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > pursuer of criminals for reward bounty-hunter1930 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [noun] > sum offered for capture or death of person > one seeking to gain bounty-hunter1930 1930 U.S. Dept. Agric. Official Rec. 27 Mar. 7/2 The arrest of these dishonest bounty hunters has broken up the activities of thieves in the State [of Washington]. 1954 E. Leonard Bounty Hunters vi. 45 Duro studied the bounty hunter silently. Within him he could feel the hatred for this man. 1964 L. Cochran Wilderness vi. 53 All but the leader [sc. a wolf] had met their death by eating poisoned baits set by bounty hunters. 1984 Listener 14 June 37/4 Fonda is an ageing bounty-hunter who brings a corpse in for the inexperienced sheriff. < as lemmas |
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