hunter-gathereradj.n.

Brit.

/ˌhʌntəˈɡað(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˌhən(t)ərˈɡæðərər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hunter n., gatherer n.

Etymology: < hunter n. + gatherer n.

Cultural Anthropology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating (the culture of) a people who live by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by growing crops, rearing livestock, etc. Later also humorously in extended use: of or relating to a type of person (esp. a man) driven by primitive competitive or acquisitive instincts.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > types of prehistoric

food vessel1866

stone-using1870

urnfield1889

hunter-gatherer1928

funnel-beaker1954

1928 Social Forces 7 265/1 The cares required by the new and valuable food grown in progressively larger quantity had for effect the slow stabilization of the tribes or bands of hunter-gatherer Indians in the neighborhood of the valleys where they cultivated corn.

1969 Biennial Rev. Anthropol. vi. 346 Lenski sees hunter-gatherer and simple horticultural societies as relatively egalitarian.

1993 New Scientist 15 May 46/3 These hunter-gatherer images encode cosmological notions of social organisation, wherein men and animals are seen to enjoy a special relationship from which women are excluded.

2001 M. Hughes et al. World Food: India 209 Men take it as their heartfelt duty and the market provides a daily challenge, a rare opportunity to exercise the last vestiges of their primordial hunter-gatherer instinct.

B. n.

A member of a culture in which people live by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by growing crops, rearing livestock, etc. Later also humorously in extended use: a type of a person (usually a man) driven by primitive competitive or acquisitive instincts.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > ancient culture > people of > specific

food-gatherer1865

stone-boiler1865

stone-user1915

hunter-gatherer1938

1915 L. T. Hobhouse et al. Material Culture & Social Instit. of Simpler Peoples i. 19 There is..another group of Hunters and Gatherers which we have distinguished..as occupying a peculiar position.]

1938 R. H. Lowie in F. Boas Gen. Anthropol. vii. 286 What of primitive peasants..? Are they any more in control of misfortune caused by natural conditions than the hunter-gatherer?

1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. i. 21 The Bushman way of life being that of hunter-gatherers.

1978 Sci. Amer. Apr. 92/2 Still another contrast with great-ape feeding behavior is human hunter-gatherers' practice of subjecting many foodstuffs to preparation for consumption.

1997 Sunday Times 26 Oct. (Destinations Suppl.) 15/2 For the serious hunter-gatherer, there is the battle for bargains at one of the city's many markets.

2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) vii. 144 The beefcake gave me a gracious nod of defeat and returned without quibble or even so much as a mark on her card. I'm not sure if this incident set off the old, competitive, hunter-gatherer in me.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hunter-gatherer
释义	hunter-gathereradj.n. Brit. /ˌhʌntəˈɡað(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˌhən(t)ərˈɡæðərər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hunter n., gatherer n. Etymology: < hunter n. + gatherer n. Cultural Anthropology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating (the culture of) a people who live by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by growing crops, rearing livestock, etc. Later also humorously in extended use: of or relating to a type of person (esp. a man) driven by primitive competitive or acquisitive instincts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > types of prehistoric food vessel1866 stone-using1870 urnfield1889 hunter-gatherer1928 funnel-beaker1954 1928 Social Forces 7 265/1 The cares required by the new and valuable food grown in progressively larger quantity had for effect the slow stabilization of the tribes or bands of hunter-gatherer Indians in the neighborhood of the valleys where they cultivated corn. 1969 Biennial Rev. Anthropol. vi. 346 Lenski sees hunter-gatherer and simple horticultural societies as relatively egalitarian. 1993 New Scientist 15 May 46/3 These hunter-gatherer images encode cosmological notions of social organisation, wherein men and animals are seen to enjoy a special relationship from which women are excluded. 2001 M. Hughes et al. World Food: India 209 Men take it as their heartfelt duty and the market provides a daily challenge, a rare opportunity to exercise the last vestiges of their primordial hunter-gatherer instinct. B. n. A member of a culture in which people live by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by growing crops, rearing livestock, etc. Later also humorously in extended use: a type of a person (usually a man) driven by primitive competitive or acquisitive instincts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > ancient culture > people of > specific food-gatherer1865 stone-boiler1865 stone-user1915 hunter-gatherer1938 1915 L. T. Hobhouse et al. Material Culture & Social Instit. of Simpler Peoples i. 19 There is..another group of Hunters and Gatherers which we have distinguished..as occupying a peculiar position.] 1938 R. H. Lowie in F. Boas Gen. Anthropol. vii. 286 What of primitive peasants..? Are they any more in control of misfortune caused by natural conditions than the hunter-gatherer? 1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. i. 21 The Bushman way of life being that of hunter-gatherers. 1978 Sci. Amer. Apr. 92/2 Still another contrast with great-ape feeding behavior is human hunter-gatherers' practice of subjecting many foodstuffs to preparation for consumption. 1997 Sunday Times 26 Oct. (Destinations Suppl.) 15/2 For the serious hunter-gatherer, there is the battle for bargains at one of the city's many markets. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) vii. 144 The beefcake gave me a gracious nod of defeat and returned without quibble or even so much as a mark on her card. I'm not sure if this incident set off the old, competitive, hunter-gatherer in me. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1928
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