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My father was an expert hunter, so we ate a lot of wild game when I was growing up in Montana. That helped broaden my palate generally, but I know it informed my distaste for factory farms and unspectacular commercial meat.
Steve Albini

Meaning of "hunter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNTER

hunter  [ˈhʌntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hunter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUNTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hunter

Hunting

Hunting is the practice of killing or trapping any living organism, or pursuing it with the intent of doing so. Hunting wildlife or feral animals is most commonly done by humans for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, lawful hunting is distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law. The species that are hunted are referred to as game and are usually mammals and birds. Hunting can also be a means of pest control. Hunting advocates state that hunting can be a necessary component of modern wildlife management, for example, to help maintain a population of healthy animals within an environment's ecological carrying capacity when natural checks such as predators are absent. In the United States, wildlife managers are frequently part of hunting regulatory and licensing bodies, where they help to set rules on the number, manner and conditions in which game may be hunted. The pursuit, capture and release, or capture for food of fish is called fishing, which is not commonly categorised as a form of hunting. Trapping is also usually considered a separate activity.

Definition of hunter in the English dictionary

The first definition of hunter in the dictionary is a person or animal that seeks out and kills or captures game Female equivalent: huntress,. Other definition of hunter is a person who looks diligently for something. Hunter is also a specially bred horse used in hunting, usually characterized by strength and stamina.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUNTER


antihunter
ˌæntɪˈhʌntə
bowhunter
ˈbəʊˌhʌntə
bug-hunter
ˈbʌɡˌhʌntə
bunter
ˈbʌntə
confronter
kənˈfrʌntə
Deerhunter
ˈdɪəˌhʌntə
foxhunter
ˈfɒksˌhʌntə
Gunter
ˈɡʌntə
headhunter
ˈhɛdhʌntə
lion-hunter
ˈlaɪənˌhʌntə
manhunter
ˈmænˌhʌntə
marabunta
ˈmærəˌbʌntə
minehunter
ˈmaɪnˌhʌntə
mole-hunter
ˈməʊlˈhʌntə
munter
ˈmʌntə
nonhunter
ˌnɒnˈhʌntə
pothunter
ˈpɒtˌhʌntə
punter
ˈpʌntə
shunter
ˈʃʌntə
witch-hunter
ˈwɪtʃˌhʌntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNTER

hunt down
hunt sabbing
hunt saboteur
hunt the slipper
hunt the thimble
hunt up
huntable
huntaway
hunted
huntedly
hunter-gatherer
hunter-killer
hunter-killer submarine
hunter´s moon
huntiegowk
hunting
hunting case
hunting cat
hunting ground
hunting horn

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNTER

bean counter
bean-counter
bounty hunter
center
checkout counter
cool hunter
counter
deli counter
discounter
encounter
food counter
fortune hunter
fortune-hunter
Geiger counter
grunter
haunter
house hunter
over the counter
over-the-counter
scintillation counter
ticket counter

Synonyms and antonyms of hunter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUNTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hunter» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hunter

Translation of «hunter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNTER

Find out the translation of hunter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hunter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hunter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猎人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cazador
570 millions of speakers

English

hunter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صَيَّادٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

охотник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caçador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chasseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemburu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jäger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハンター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사냥꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pamburu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đi săn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேட்டையாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

avcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cacciatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

myśliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мисливець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυνηγός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hunter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jägare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jeger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hunter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNTER»

The term «hunter» is very widely used and occupies the 1.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hunter

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10 QUOTES WITH «HUNTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hunter.
1
Steve Albini
My father was an expert hunter, so we ate a lot of wild game when I was growing up in Montana. That helped broaden my palate generally, but I know it informed my distaste for factory farms and unspectacular commercial meat.
2
Mary Hunter Austin
I suppose no man becomes a pocket hunter by first intention.
3
Robert Ballard
I am an underwater explorer, not a treasure hunter.
4
Martin Van Buren
The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and encourages the hope of their early civilization. They have for the most part abandoned the hunter state and turned their attention to agricultural pursuits.
5
Duane Chapman
As a bounty hunter, I have to dress the part. If I came to the door and looked like Carrot Top, you'd laugh.
6
Sandra Cisneros
I spent my thirties living out of boxes and moving every six months to a year. It was my cloud period: I just wandered like a cloud for ten years, following the food supply. I was a hunter, gatherer, an academic migrant.
7
Jay Cooke
I was a hunter and fisherman, and many a time I have slipped out into the woods and prairies at 4 a.m. and brought home plenty of game, or have gone in a canoe to the cove and brought back a good supply of fresh fish.
8
Mildred S. Dresselhaus
Hunter High School was a real turning point for me. I found out about its existence through the music school. Nobody I knew had gone to one of these special high schools, and my teachers didn't think it was possible to get in. But hunter sent me a practice exam, and I studied what I needed to know to pass the exam.
9
George Eads
I've seen a dead body, I've seen some pretty gruesome fist fights, I've been a hunter since I was a child, though I don't anymore, I've gutted wild game.
10
Jerry Garcia
Hunter can write a melody and stuff like that, but his forte is lyrics. He can write a serviceable melody to hang his lyrics on, and sometimes he comes up with something really nice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNTER»

Discover the use of hunter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hunter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hunter
A Maori boy with the gift of sight in 1803--a slave to Maori warriors hunting for the Moa bird--and fourteen-year-old Jordan--a plane crash survivor marooned on a deserted New Zealand island in the present day--experience interconnecting ...
Joy Cowley, 2004
2
Hunter Star Quilts and Beyond: Techniques and Projects with ...
An exciting new look for an old favorite block! 9 projects use Jan!s innovative techniques.
Jan P. Krentz, 2003
3
Fate is the Hunter: A Pilot's Memoir
A biography detailing the experiences of the American novelist, including his time as an air pilot in World War II
Ernest K. Gann, 1986
4
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter was Carson McCullers' first novel, written in 1940. Set in a small town in the American South, it is the story of a group of people who have little in common except that they are all hopelessly lonely.
Carson McCullers, 2012
5
Man the Hunter
Proceedings of a conference held at University of Chicago, April 6-9, 1966. Many papers on Eskimos and Indian societies.
Richard Barry Lee, Irven DeVore, 1973
6
The Art of Floral Design
Newly expanded and updated, the 3rd Edition of THE ART OF FLORAL DESIGN introduces the full range of floral design techniques, from basic to advanced, with vivid photographs, colorful illustrations, and easy-to-understand descriptions.
Norah Hunter, 2012
7
The Higgs Hunter's Guide
The Higgs Hunter's Guide is a definitive and comprehensive guide to the physics of Higgs bosons.
John F. Gunion, Howard Haber, Gordon Kane, 2008
8
Hawker Hunter 1951 to 2007
This book is the most current and comprehensive book on the Hunter yet published.
‎2006
9
Hunter-Gatherers: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
This 2001 volume is an interdisciplinary text on hunter-gatherer populations world-wide.
Catherine Panter-Brick, Robert Layton, Peter Rowley-Conwy, 2001
10
Hunter-Gatherers: Archaeological and Evolutionary Theory
The book begins with two chapters that deal with the history of anthro pological research and theory in relation to hunter-gatherers. The point is not to present a comprehensive or even-handed accounting of developments.
Robert L. Bettinger, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hunter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ryan Hunter-Reay Limps Into Iowa on IndyCar Cold Streak - ABC …
The finale of last year's IndyCar race in Iowa showed what Ryan Hunter-Reay can do when he is in peak form. Powered by four fresh tires, ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Veteran Loch Ness monster hunter reveals what Nessie really is …
After nearly a quarter-century camping out by the banks of Scotland's Loch Ness, hoping to glimpse “Nessie,” the most dedicated hunter of the ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Jim Tomsula says RB Kendall Hunter is 'coming along great' | FOX …
San Francisco 49ers running back Kendall Hunter can't wait to get back to training camp. Hunter tore his ACL on the first day of training camp ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Pacino and Hunter lift weak 'Manglehorn' script - SFGate
Things pick up considerably when Manglehorn reaches out to gracious bank teller Dawn (Holly Hunter). Even though Dawn is lonely, we still ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
5
Pacino-Hunter scenes steal the show in 'Manglehorn' - Houston …
Things pick up considerably when Manglehorn reaches out to gracious bank teller Dawn (Holly Hunter in a lovely performance). Even though ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
6
Monster Hunter X Has No Underwater Combat, Guild Quests, Or …
In an interview with Famitsu magazine, the developers of Monster Hunter X shared a few more morsels of information on how the game will be ... «Siliconera, Jul 15»
7
Dragomon Hunter puts Hatsune Miku in Monster Hunter - Destructoid
Monster Hunter's pretty big at the moment, isn't it? With its unforgiving combat and fantastic enemy designs making it hugely popular, it's no ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
8
Hunter Barnes's Documentary Photography - artnet News
Documentary photographer Hunter Barnes's work introduces him to groups of people that most Americans completely overlook: a small ... «artnet News, Jul 15»
9
Monster Hunter X New Screenshots Showcase Monster Dinovaldo …
Monster Hunter X, the new entry of the Monster Hunter series launching this Winter on Nintendo 3DS in Japan, has been revealed a couple of ... «Geek Snack, Jul 15»
10
Hunter education courses set for St. Martin Parish - KATC.com
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office will be hosting three hunter education classroom courses with each course consisting of two days of ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»

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