hunternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhʌn.tər/us/ˈhʌn.t̬ɚ/a person or an animal that hunts animals for food or for sport:
Animals in the cat family are hunters.
a type of horse, especially one used in hunting animals
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- The hunters followed the tracks of the deer for hours.
- The hunters skinned the deer they had killed.
- The hunters came riding by/past on their horses.
- The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey.
- In the story, the cunning fox outwits the hunters.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- gun dog
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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