hunter.
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
Meaning & usage
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
One who hunts or seeks after anything.
The hunter becomes the hunted.
a fortune hunter
A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
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.