- hunter-gatherer
- noun Date: 1974 a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry
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hunter-gatherer — hunter gatherer, hunting and gathering societies A mode of subsistence dependent on the exploitation of wild or non domesticated food resources. This has been the means of subsistence for 99 per cent of humankind s history, and involves the… … Dictionary of sociology
hunter-gatherer — n a member of group of people that lives by hunting and looking for plants that can be eaten, rather than by keeping animals for food or by growing crops … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunter-gatherer — [hunt′ərgath′ər ər] n. Anthrop. a member of a culture that supplies its food by hunting game and gathering berries, roots, etc. rather than by raising crops or livestock … English World dictionary
Hunter-gatherer — A hunter gatherer society is one whose primary subsistence method involves the direct procurement of edible plants and animals from the wild, foraging and hunting without significant recourse to the domestication of either. Hunter gatherers… … Wikipedia
hunter-gatherer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hunter gatherer : singular hunter gatherer plural hunter gatherers one of a group of people who live by killing wild animals and finding food and do not keep any animals or grow any crops … English dictionary
hunter-gatherer — hunter gatherers N COUNT 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 … English dictionary
hunter-gatherer — /hun teuhr gadh euhr euhr/, n. Anthropol. a member of a group of people who subsist by hunting, fishing, or foraging in the wild. * * * … Universalium
hunter-gatherer — noun A member of a group of people who live by hunting animals and gathering edible plants for their main food sources, and who do not keep animals or farm land … Wiktionary
hunter-gatherer — hunt|er gath|er|er [ ,hʌntər gæðərər ] noun count one of a group of people who live by killing wild animals and finding food and do not keep any animals or grow any crops … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hunter-gatherer — noun a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food … English new terms dictionary
