hunter

CEFRA2

/ˈhʌntə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or animal that hunts.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

Examples

  • The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.

  • The hunter cannot exist without the hunted.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈhʌɾ̃ɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

  2. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

  3. One who hunts or seeks after anything.

More examples

In context

  • ‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’

  • The hunter becomes the hunted.

  • a fortune hunter

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Origin

noun

From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).