Definition of hunter

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Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..

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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..
Bugle :: Bugle (n.) A horn used by hunters.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..
Widow-hunter :: Widow-hunter (n.) One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
Hunte :: Hunte (n.) 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..
Beater :: Beater (n.) A person who beats up game for the 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..
Shikari :: Shikari (n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..
Huntsmanship :: Huntsmanship (n.) The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter..
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..
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..
Ephraim :: Ephraim (n.) A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
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..
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