huntress
huntress · huntresses
охотница
Jägerin
A female hunterA female hunter.
/ˈhʌntɹɪs/
» The huntress followed it into the woods.
Die Jägerin ist ihr in den Wald gefolgt.
Meaning
1 senses(literary)A female hunter.
Jägerin
охо́тницаoxótnica
a woman hunter
Examples
2 sentencesThe huntress followed it into the woods.
deDie Jägerin ist ihr in den Wald gefolgt.
The horse of the fair huntress showed symptoms of impatience and restiveness.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
female who hunts:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
female who hunts:
Origin
A variant of hunteress, from Middle English hunteras, hunteres, hunteresse, equivalent toA variant of hunteress, from Middle English hunteras, hunteres, hunteresse, equivalent to hunter + -ess, possibly on the model of the likes of mistress.
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