Meaning

7 senses
  1. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

    someone who hunts game

  2. A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

    Jagdhund

    охо́тничья соба́каoxótničʹja sobáka

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

  4. One who hunts or seeks after anything.

    The hunter becomes the hunted.

    a fortune hunter

    a person who searches for something

  5. A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

    Jäger, Jäger, Verfolger

    охо́тникoxótnik, лове́цlovéc

    мисли́вецьmyslývecʹ, лове́цьlovécʹ

  6. A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.

  7. 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 sentences
  1. The 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.

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  2. Tom is a hunter.

    Том мисливець.

    ruТом охотник.

    deTom ist Jäger.

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  3. The hunter shot a bear.

    Мисливець застрелив ведмедя.

    ruОхотник выстрелил в медведя.

    deDer Jäger erschoss einen Bären.

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  4. I'm a hunter.

    Я мисливець.

    ruЯ охотник.

    deIch bin Jäger.

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  5. The hunter shot at the bird.

    ruОхотник выстрелил в птицу.

    deDer Jäger schoss auf den Vogel.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who hunts game:
Русский
By meaning 2
hunting dog — see also hunting dog:
person who hunts game:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
hunting dog — see also hunting dog:
person who hunts game:
person who pursues someone:

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”).

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Forms

plural: hunters
Singularhunter
Pluralhunters

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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 words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • bounty hunter
  • the hunter aimed
  • hunter aimed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hunter — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto