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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hunt•er /ˈhʌntɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Place Namesa person who chases or searches for wild animals.
- a person who tries to get something:a fortune hunter (= someone trying to get a fortune).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hunt•er (hun′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- a person who searches for or seeks something:a fortune hunter.
- a horse specially trained for quietness, stamina, and jumping ability in hunting.
- an animal, as a dog, trained to hunt game.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Orion.
- TimeAlso called hunting watch. a watch with a hunting case.
- See hunter green.
- Middle English huntere. See hunt, -er1 1200–50
hunt′er•like′, adj. Hun•ter (hun′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.
Robert Mer•cer Tal•ia•ferro (mûr′sər tol′ə vər),USA pronunciation 1809–87, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1839–41.- a male given name.
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