Definition of hunter

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Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..

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Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..
Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
Shikari :: Shikari (n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter..
Shunter :: Shunter (n.) A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.
Chancre :: Chancre (n.) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
Huntsmanship :: Huntsmanship (n.) The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter..
Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
Bugle :: Bugle (n.) A horn used by hunters.
Crane :: Crane (v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap..
Boothy :: Boothy (n.) A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth..
Stalking-horse :: Stalking-horse (n.) A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill..
Hunt''s-up :: Hunt's-up (n.) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call..
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..
Hunte :: Hunte (n.) A hunter.
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Hunterian :: Hunterian (a.) Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English surgeon; as, the Hunterian chancre. See Chancre..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..
Woodman :: Woodman (n.) A sportsman; a hunter.
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