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单词 otter hunter
释义

otter huntern.

Brit. /ˈɒtə ˌhʌntə/, U.S. /ˈɑdər ˌ(h)ən(t)ər/
Forms: see otter n.1 and hunter n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: otter n.1, hunter n.
Etymology: < otter n.1 + hunter n. Compare earlier otterhunt n.1
A person who hunts otters.Recorded earliest as a surname.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of other specific animals
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1307 in B. Thuresson Middle Eng. Occup. Terms (1950) 77 (MED) Nic. le Oterhunter.
1332–3 Exchequer Subsidy Roll in Coll. Hist. Staffs. (1889) X. 121 Ric'o le Hoterhonter.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Loutrier, an Otter-hunter, or Otter-catcher.
1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler i. 38 We'l drink a civil cup to all the Otter Hunters that are to meet you to morrow. View more context for this quotation
1828 Sporting Mag. 21 306 The heugase, heugase (the view screech of the otter-hunter) is heard poured forth with joyful yell.
1858 T. D. McGee Canad. Ballads 91 The otter hunters from their caves Salute his cross and star.
1912 Dict. National Biogr. at Lee, Rawdon Briggs His pack of Fellside terriers became well known to otter-hunters.
2002 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 21 Mar. 12 The same argument was used years ago by otter hunters when their sport was threatened with a ban.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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