hunter
One who hunts game for sport or for foodOne who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
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» The hunter aimed at the bird, but missed.
Der Jäger visierte den Vogel an, verfehlte ihn aber. — Sudajaengi
Охотник целился в птицу, но промахнулся. — marafon
Мисливець цілив в птаха, але не влучив. — ascolto
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — ascolto
ruОхотник целился в птицу, но промахнулся. — marafon
deDer Jäger visierte den Vogel an, verfehlte ihn aber. — Sudajaengi
Tom is a hunter.
Том мисливець. — deniko
ruТом охотник. — odexed
deTom ist Jäger. — Felixjp
The hunter shot a bear.
Мисливець застрелив ведмедя. — deniko
ruОхотник выстрелил в медведя. — Hayabusa
deDer Jäger erschoss einen Bären. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm a hunter.
Я мисливець. — deniko
ruЯ охотник. — sharptoothed
deIch bin Jäger. — Felixjp
The hunter shot at the bird.
ruОхотник выстрелил в птицу. — marafon
deDer Jäger schoss auf den Vogel. — Wolf
Translations
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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: 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.