hunter
One who hunts game for sport or for foodOne who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
» The hunter aimed at the bird, but missed.
Der Jäger visierte den Vogel an, verfehlte ihn aber.
Охотник целился в птицу, но промахнулся.
Мисливець цілив в птаха, але не влучив.
Meaning
7 sensesOne who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
someone who hunts game
A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
Jagdhund
охо́тничья соба́каoxótničʹja sobáka
A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
One who hunts or seeks after anything.
The hunter becomes the hunted.
a fortune hunter
a person who searches for something
A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
Jäger, Jäger, Verfolger
охо́тникoxótnik, лове́цlovéc
мисли́вецьmyslývecʹ, лове́цьlovécʹ
A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.
a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
Examples
209 sentencesThe hunter aimed at the bird, but missed.
Мисливець цілив в птаха, але не влучив.
ruОхотник целился в птицу, но промахнулся.
deDer Jäger visierte den Vogel an, verfehlte ihn aber.
Tom is a hunter.
Том мисливець.
ruТом охотник.
deTom ist Jäger.
The hunter shot a bear.
Мисливець застрелив ведмедя.
ruОхотник выстрелил в медведя.
deDer Jäger erschoss einen Bären.
I'm a hunter.
Я мисливець.
ruЯ охотник.
deIch bin Jäger.
The hunter shot at the bird.
ruОхотник выстрелил в птицу.
deDer Jäger schoss auf den Vogel.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: huntersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal:hunting watch
- a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel:Orion
Word family
68 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- bounty hunter
- the hunter aimed
- hunter aimed