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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Roadster :: Roadster (n.) A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.
Beater :: Beater (n.) A person who beats up game for the hunters.
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..
Huntsmanship :: Huntsmanship (n.) The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of 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..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..
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..
Shikari :: Shikari (n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game..
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..
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..
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.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
Hunte :: Hunte (n.) A hunter.
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.
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 horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting..
Shunter :: Shunter (n.) A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.
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