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huntsman

[huhnts-muhn] / ˈhʌnts mən /


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Magistrates' chairman, Nigel Gilkes, told Woodward he was an experienced huntsman who knew his pack and had "deliberately allowed them to pursue the fox".

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

Back in 2019, dozens of social huntsman spiders took over one of the boxes.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

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

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

"Ours is a striding huntsman," Samwell Tarly said.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

In the past, he was identified as Meleager or Actaeon, mythological huntsmen.

From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2016

“Oh, I don’t think so. I think you must have wandered away from your father’s party and got lost Those huntsmen found you on your own and brought you straight here. That’s what happened, Lizzie.”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman


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