hunter
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Definition of hunter
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Hunter
biographical name
Hun·ter
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Definition of Hunter (Entry 2 of 3)
John 1728–1793 British anatomist and surgeon
Hunter
geographical name
Hun·ter
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Definition of Hunter (Entry 3 of 3)
river 287 miles (462 kilometers) long in eastern New South Wales, southeastern Australia, flowing east into the Pacific
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Examples of hunter in a Sentence
Noun
hunters must have a license to shoot deerRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
LaPorta, however, was a skilled hunter who always shot with his right. — Jeff Coen, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago police officer should be fired for shooting friend nearly a decade ago, lying about it, oversight agency says," 9 Sep. 2019 Barn owls are skilled nocturnal hunters, swooping across open landscapes to scout out small rodents that scurry below. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Moonlight Helps White Barn Owls Stun Their Prey," 4 Sep. 2019 One key driver of that change, according to Zimov, was human hunters who decimated the herds of large grazers, by about 10,000 years ago. — Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic, "Arctic permafrost is thawing fast. That affects us all.," 16 Aug. 2019 Squirrels, take note: Staff members say Kirana, not surprisingly, is a great hunter. — Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, "How do you perform dental work on a tiger? Very carefully.," 16 Aug. 2019 Leopards are fast, powerful hunters, able to carry prey three times their weight. — Nancy Macdonell, WSJ, "Is Leopard Print Tacky or Classic? A Historical Debate," 18 Sep. 2018 And the funds acquired from licenses purchased by hunters and anglers directly fund the state’s conservation efforts. — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, "How Michigan squirrels boost conservation work across the state," 28 Aug. 2019 The enormous bears, which typically lived in Asia and Europe, were driven from caves by human hunters thousands of years ago and put on the road to extinction, the researchers found. — Fox News, "Humans played major role in driving cave bear to extinction, study says," 20 Aug. 2019 Other wolves from the same pack were killed by hunters starting in September 2018. — Washington Post, "4 last wolves in Washington pack killed by state hunters," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hunter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hunter
hunter
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hunter
: a person who hunts wild animals
: a person who searches for something
: a strong horse that people use when they hunt foxes
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hunter
noun
hunt·er
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Kids Definition of hunter
1
: a person who hunts wild animals
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: a dog or horse used or trained for hunting
3
: a person who searches for something
a bargain hunter
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