hunter-gatherernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌhʌn.təˈɡæð.ər.ər/us/ˌhʌn.t̬ɚˈɡæð.ɚ.ɚ/a member of a society that lives by hunting and collecting wild food, rather than by farming
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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Examples from literature
- Hunter-gatherers move around to find food to eat.
- Pastoral nomads move around, too, but not as much as hunter-gatherers.
- Until 10,000 years ago, however, most people on Earth were hunter-gatherers.