A hunter is a person who hunts wild animals for food or as a sport.
The hunters stalked their prey.
...a deer hunter.
2. countable noun [noun NOUN]
People who are searching for things of a particular kind are often referred to as hunters.
...job-hunters.
...treasure hunters.
3. See also bargain hunter, headhunter
4. countable noun
A hunter is a type of fast strong horse that is used in Britain by people who hunt foxes.
More Synonyms of hunter
hunter in British English
(ˈhʌntə)
noun
1.
a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game
Female equivalent: huntress (ˈhʌntrɪs)
2.
a.
a person who looks diligently for something
b.
(in combination)
a fortune-hunter
3.
a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina
4.
a specially bred dog used to hunt game
5. Also called: hunting watch
a watch with a hinged metal lid or case (hunting case) to protect the crystal
See also half-hunter
Hunter in British English
(ˈhʌntə)
noun
1.
John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases
2.
his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician
hunter in American English
(ˈhʌntər)
noun
1.
a person who hunts
2.
a dog trained for hunting
3.
a horse trained to carry a rider over open country, as in fox hunting
4.
a watch with a hunting case
Word origin
ME huntere
Examples of 'hunter' in a sentence
hunter
Nor is this the only recent example of how foreign bargain hunters can bid up the value of British businesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The treasure hunters have only a few more weeks to make their fortunes before winter sets in.
The Sun (2014)
The wife of a missing explorer calls upon a big game hunter for help.
The Sun (2008)
Let the fame hunters see their prey!
The Sun (2012)
Swiss treasure hunters found the mysterious object while hunting sunken vessels.
The Sun (2011)
Here we look at some of the other exchange stores offering designer treasures for bargain hunters.
The Sun (2012)
Who will be top treasure hunter?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We all want to be the deer behind the hunter's gun.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In Europe they were prey for human hunters who probably helped to drive them to extinction.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The party came as new safety concerns were raised about the game after monster hunters nearly walked into raging seas at a resort.
The Sun (2016)
To keep them fresh, some hunters keep the animals in tiny cages until the paws are needed.
The Sun (2014)
I am a hunter of big game.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Bargain hunters will love it.
The Sun (2011)
Forestry officials have set up checkpoints and banned hunting around a mountain where a farmer and former hunter snapped the animal gazing directly at the camera.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I am a proper bargain hunter.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is, no doubt, a good time for bargain hunters.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The classic follow-up treadmill patient is the Pennsylvania deer hunter.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)
Word lists with
hunter
Types of horse
In other languages
hunter
British English: hunter /ˈhʌntə/ NOUN
A hunter is a person who hunts wild animals for food or as a sport.
...deer hunters.
American English: hunter
Arabic: صَيَّادٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: caçador
Chinese: 猎人
Croatian: lovac
Czech: lovec
Danish: jæger
Dutch: jager
European Spanish: cazador
Finnish: metsästäjä
French: chasseur
German: Jäger
Greek: κυνηγός
Italian: cacciatore
Japanese: ハンター
Korean: 사냥꾼
Norwegian: jeger
Polish: myśliwy
European Portuguese: caçador
Romanian: vânător
Russian: охотник
Latin American Spanish: cazador
Swedish: jägare
Thai: นายพราน
Turkish: avcı
Ukrainian: мисливець
Vietnamese: người đi săn
All related terms of 'hunter'
bug-hunter
a person who is interested in insects
cool hunter
a person who is employed to identify future trends , esp in fashion or the media
half-hunter
a watch with a hinged lid in which a small circular opening or crystal allows the approximate time to be read
lion-hunter
a person who hunts lions , esp for sport
moa hunter
the name given by anthropologists to the early M āori inhabitants of New Zealand
mole-hunter
a person who hunts for moles
bounty hunter
A bounty hunter is someone who tries to find or kill someone in order to get the reward that has been offered.
house hunter
a person who house-hunts
hunter green
a dark, slightly yellowish, green
hunter-killer
denoting a type of naval vessel, esp a submarine , designed and equipped to pursue and destroy enemy craft
bargain hunter
A bargain hunter is someone who is looking for goods that are value for money , usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal .
fortune hunter
a person who seeks to secure a fortune , esp through marriage
hunter-gatherer
Hunter-gatherers were people who lived by hunting and collecting food rather than by farming . There are still groups of hunter-gatherers living in some parts of the world.
caterpillar hunter
any of various carabid beetles of the genus Calosoma, of Europe and North America, which prey on the larvae of moths and butterflies
hunter's moon
the full moon following the harvest moon
headhunter
A headhunter is a person who tries to persuade someone to leave their job and take another job which has better pay and more status .
hunter-killer submarine
a submarine designed and equipped to pursue and destroy enemy craft
fox-hunting
Fox-hunting is a sport in which people riding horses chase a fox across the countryside . Dogs called hounds are used to find the fox.
witch hunt
A witch-hunt is an attempt to find and punish a particular group of people who are being blamed for something, often simply because of their opinions and not because they have actually done anything wrong .