a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game
Female equivalent: huntress /ˈhʌntrɪs/ a person who looks diligently for something (in combination): a fortune-hunter a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina - Also called: hunting watch
a watch with a hinged metal lid or case (hunting case) to protect the crystal
See also half-hunter
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hunt•er /ˈhʌntɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Place Namesa person who chases or searches for wild animals.
- a person who tries to get something:a fortune hunter (= someone trying to get a fortune).
hunt•er
(hun′tər),USA pronunciation n.
hunt′er•like′, adj.
Hun•ter (hun′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- a person who searches for or seeks something:a fortune hunter.
- a horse specially trained for quietness, stamina, and jumping ability in hunting.
- an animal, as a dog, trained to hunt game.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Orion.
- TimeAlso called hunting watch. a watch with a hunting case.
- See hunter green.
- Middle English huntere. See hunt, -er1 1200–50
Hun•ter (hun′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.
- a male given name.
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John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician