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hunter.

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʌntə/UK/ˈhʌntɚ/US[ˈhʌɾ̃ɚ]US
  1. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

  2. A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

  3. A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

  4. One who hunts or seeks after anything.

    The hunter becomes the hunted.
    a fortune hunter
  5. A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

  6. A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.

  7. A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.