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shikari /ʃɪˈkɑːriː /noun (plural shikaris) Indian1A hunter.A snatch of conversation at dinner, referring to a prominent local politician: ‘My friend, who's a famous shikari, says that he is bison gone wrong.’...- Until scientific evidence became available, the most famous tales centred invariably around man-eaters, narrated by the shikari or hunter-turned-conservationist.
- Initially, the writer doesn't accept the shikari's argument but as he discovers Choudhury's deep understanding and affection for the huge animals, he is won over to his view.
1.1A guide on hunting expeditions.She has played the part of a professional shikari, an ecologist, a botanist and as a tourism development manager....- The famous shikari used to say that big cats did not become man-eaters unless they were forced into it, usually by injuries which prevented them from hunting their usual prey.
Origin Via Urdu from Persian šikārī 'of hunting'. Rhymes askari, Bari, Cagliari, calamari, Campari, charivari, curare, Ferrari, Harare, Kalahari, Mari, Mata Hari, Qatari, Rastafari, safari, sari, Scutari, sparry, starry, Stradivari, tamari, terramare, Vasari, Zanzibari |