Hunter

  • 41hunter — noun a) A person who hunts game. Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees. b) A hunting dog. the hunter becomes the hunted. See Also: hunted, hunting …

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  • 42hunter — Synonyms and related words: Nimrod, Orion, archer, artilleryman, beater, bidet, big game hunter, bird dog, bowman, cannoneer, carabineer, carriage horse, cart horse, cavalry horse, chaser, courser, crack shot, dead shot, deadeye, delver, digger,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43hunter — n. a bargain; big game; bounty; fortune; head; souvenir hunter * * * [ hʌntə] big game bounty fortune head souvenir hunter a bargain …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 44hunter — hunt|er [ˈhʌntə US ər] n 1.) a person who hunts wild animals, or an animal that hunts other animals for food 2.) souvenir/autograph/bargain etc hunter someone who looks for or collects a particular type of thing →↑bounty hunter …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45hunter — n 1. huntsman, huntress, gunner, chaser, courser, Fr. chasseur, (in India) shikari, sportsman; pursuer, stalker, tracker; deer stalker, fox hunter, hawker, falconer, pig sticker. 2. seeker, searcher, quester, treasure hunter, explorer. 3. hunting …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 46hunter — hunt•er [[t]ˈhʌn tər[/t]] n. 1) a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport 2) a searcher or seeker for something: a treasure hunter[/ex] 3) a horse specially trained for stamina and jumping ability in hunting 4) a dog… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 47hunter — Watch Watch (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48Hunter — noun a) for a hunter. b) transferred from the surname …

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  • 49hunter — noun Hunter is used after these nouns: ↑autograph, ↑bargain, ↑duck, ↑fortune, ↑job, ↑whale …

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  • 50hunter — hun·ter s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS zoot. razza irlandese di cavalli, particolarmente adatti alla caccia | cavallo di tale razza {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1917. ETIMO: ingl. hunter propr. cacciatore , der. di to hunt cacciare …

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