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hunters

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

Example Sentences

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City officials said local hunters were expected to begin patrolling the area on Friday, according to the broadcaster.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

There are hunters and prey, parasites and hosts, swimmers and sitters, and there are those with varied diets while others photosynthesize.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

All of which is good news for bargain hunters.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The actress plays an outdoors-loving adrenaline junkie harassed by a group of hunters in director Baltasar Kormákur’s spectacular, unsettling film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The hunters thought they could reach him in a few hours if the wind didn't move the ice floe away from the shore.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell