hunter

UK: /ˈhʌntə/ US: /ˈhʌntɚ/ ,(hun′tər)

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hunt•er /ˈhʌntɚ/  n. [countable]

1. Place Names a person who chases or searches for wild animals.
2. a person who tries to get something:
   a fortune hunter (= someone trying to get a fortune).

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hunt•er  (hun′tər), n. 

1. a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
2. a person who searches for or seeks something:
   a fortune hunter.
3. a horse specially trained for quietness, stamina, and jumping ability in hunting.
4. an animal, as a dog, trained to hunt game.
5. (cap.) [Astron.] the constellation Orion.
6. Time Also called hunting watch. a watch with a hunting case.
7. See hunter green. 

• Middle English huntere. See hunt, -er¹ 1200–50

hunt′er•like′, adj. 

Hun•ter  (hun′tər), n. 

1. Biographical John, 1728–93, Scottish surgeon, physiologist, and biologist.
Robert Mer•cer Tal•ia•ferro  (mûr′sər tol′ə vər), 1809–87, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1839–41.
2. a male given name.

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hunter / ˈhʌntə/ noun

1. a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game
   Female equivalent: huntress / ˈhʌntrɪs/
2. a person who looks diligently for something
3. (in combination): a fortune-hunter
4. a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina
5. 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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Hunter / ˈhʌntə/ noun

1. John. 1728–93, British physician, noted for his investigation of venereal and other diseases
2. his brother, William. 1718–83, British anatomist and obstetrician