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hunter

[huhn-ter] / ˈhʌn tər /
NOUN
a person who hunts
Synonyms
STRONG
chaser deerstalker falconer fisherman hawker huntress huntsman pursuer sportsman stalker trapper
WEAK
ferreter pursuant
NOUN
a dog or horse bred for hunting
Synonyms
STRONG
chaser courser foxhound hound
WEAK
gun dog hound dog hunting dog hunting horse rabbit hound stalking horse

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And earlier this month United defender Noussair Mazraoui was recorded comically scribbling half-hearted signatures on a set of shirts given to him by a hunter who approached him at his car window after training.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

For more than two centuries, the Jurassic Coast has yielded thousands of ichthyosaur fossils, ever since pioneering fossil hunter Mary Anning began making historic finds there.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Falconers believe that the milder the name, the more ferocious the hunter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Some of the poets say he was a king, some a hunter, but most of them say he was a shepherd.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton