: a woman who hunts game
also
: a female animal that hunts prey
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Based on the best-selling comic book series, the fantasy follows barbarian huntress Red Sonja, who must unite a group of unlikely warriors to face off against the evil tyrant Emperor Draygan and his deadly bride, Dark Annisia.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Full of inside references, the script introduces Simba’s mother, Sarabi (Tiffany Boone), as a gifted huntress, reveals baobab-dwelling Rafiki’s roots and even goes so far as to show the formation of Pride Rock.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
In the first story, 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, only to be dragged to a treacherous magical land by a beast-like creature who demands retribution.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Striking six-foot-tall huntress Haley Fitzgerald of Spruced Plume hunts to eat.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Full of inside references, the script introduces Simba’s mother, Sarabi (Tiffany Boone), as a gifted huntress, reveals baobab-dwelling Rafiki’s roots and even goes so far as to show the formation of Pride Rock.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
In the first story, 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, only to be dragged to a treacherous magical land by a beast-like creature who demands retribution.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Striking six-foot-tall huntress Haley Fitzgerald of Spruced Plume hunts to eat.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Huntress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/huntress. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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huntress
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hunt·ress
ˈhən-trəs 
: a woman who hunts game
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