huntsman
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The rider is believed to be Sam Jones, huntsman for the Cottesmore Hunt.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2023
Yet Fred’s whispery mumble made his words individually precious, like the feathery footprint of a Pleistocene huntsman on a windswept piece of stone.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
Andrii Ishchuk, as Hilarion, the huntsman in love with Giselle, struggled — and repeatedly failed — to keep his pulled above his nose.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Sent by an evil queen to capture an escaped princess, a huntsman instead becomes the young woman’s protector and helps her in her quest to regain control of her kingdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
Like a good huntsman, she was careful to preserve the young; she was “the protectress of dewy youth” everywhere.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Instead of a four-wheeler or motorbike, the huntsmen are instead sitting on their couch, which is propelled by their motorized living room.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Two huntsmen from the Scottish Borders have been found guilty of breaching fox-hunting law.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2017
Hunter-gatherers certainly put their big brains to good use: They were sophisticated naturalists, toolmakers, huntsmen and politicians, not least because they could pool their knowledge and coordinate their actions through language.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2016
Had they ridden to hounds with their tenants, as 19th-century English gentlemen huntsmen did, then cheered them as they sent in the terriers, it might also have helped their cause.
From Economist ● Mar. 5, 2015
He could creep back and ask him to get the huntsmen to shoot.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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