hunter
pronunciation
How to pronounce hunter in British English:
UK [ˈhʌntə(r)]
How to pronounce hunter in American English:
US [ˈhʌntər]
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- Noun:
- someone who hunts game
- a person who searches for something
- a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
Word Origin
- hunter
- mid-13c. (attested in place names from late 12c.), from hunt + -er (1). The Old English word was hunta.
Example
- 1. The hunter took a shot at the deer .
- 2. Cartier-bresson was a hunter for the found portrait .
- 3. Camouflage in nature is useful to the hunter and the hunted .
- 4. The storm is blamed for the death of a hunter in oregon .
- 5. Like snow white , they had to plead with a hunter for their lives .