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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Suddenly, Tatooine becomes a beach destination, ewoks become bounty hunters, Sith become Jedi, and Jar Jar becomes a Sith Lord.
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
In fairness, Jackson does allow someone who has already been sued by a bounty hunter to argue in that lawsuit that SB 8 is unconstitutional and that the suit should be shut down.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Cate Blanchett stars as Lilith, a bounty hunter who travels to the planet Pandora to rescue a girl named Tina (Ariana Greenblatt) from the clutches of Roland, a Crimson Lance soldier gone rogue (Kevin Hart) and his psycho accomplice — movie’s description, not mine — Krieg (Florian Munteanu).
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2024
In the original Star Wars, Han clearly shot the bounty hunter dead after Greedo threatened to either bring him to Jabba the Hutt or kill him on the spot.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
In fairness, Jackson does allow someone who has already been sued by a bounty hunter to argue in that lawsuit that SB 8 is unconstitutional and that the suit should be shut down.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024
Cate Blanchett stars as Lilith, a bounty hunter who travels to the planet Pandora to rescue a girl named Tina (Ariana Greenblatt) from the clutches of Roland, a Crimson Lance soldier gone rogue (Kevin Hart) and his psycho accomplice — movie’s description, not mine — Krieg (Florian Munteanu).
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2024
In the original Star Wars, Han clearly shot the bounty hunter dead after Greedo threatened to either bring him to Jabba the Hutt or kill him on the spot.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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