Definition of hunter

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Hunter (n.) A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting..

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Woodman :: Woodman (n.) A sportsman; a hunter.
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..
Ephraim :: Ephraim (n.) A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
Huntsmanship :: Huntsmanship (n.) The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..
Shikari :: Shikari (n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..
Widow-hunter :: Widow-hunter (n.) One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune..
Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game..
Head-hunter :: Head-hunter (n.) A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters.
Trail :: Trail (n.) A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail..
Roadster :: Roadster (n.) A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.
Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..
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..
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..
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..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..
Hunterian :: Hunterian (a.) Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English surgeon; as, the Hunterian chancre. See Chancre..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
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