bounty hunter
noun
1
: one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered
2
: one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered
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Call it a cross between The Thing (1982) and Tarantino’s own Reservoir Dogs (1992), except set in the post-Civil War West, among killers, soldiers, and bounty hunters.
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Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Star-Lord, steals a mysterious orb but soon has bounty hunters and the forces of Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) on his tail.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The arrest is then carried out by law enforcement or licensed bounty hunters who have been trained and dispatched by the Department of Public Safety, according to state Republicans.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sezin Devi Keohler, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Star-Lord, steals a mysterious orb but soon has bounty hunters and the forces of Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) on his tail.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The arrest is then carried out by law enforcement or licensed bounty hunters who have been trained and dispatched by the Department of Public Safety, according to state Republicans.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bounty hunter
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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