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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Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..
Hunte :: Hunte (n.) A hunter.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..
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.
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..
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..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..
Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..
Huntsmanship :: Huntsmanship (n.) The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter..
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..
Hunterian :: Hunterian (a.) Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English surgeon; as, the Hunterian chancre. See Chancre..
Bugle :: Bugle (n.) A horn used by hunters.
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..
Shikari :: Shikari (n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
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..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game..
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..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting..
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