manhunt

noun

man·​hunt ˈman-ˌhənt 

: an organized and usually intensive hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime

Examples of manhunt in a Sentence

After several days of searching, the sheriff called off the manhunt.

The FBI launched a manhunt to find the kidnappers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Following a two-day manhunt, Holder was apprehended and arrested in the Bellflower neighborhood of L.A. on April 2, 2019. —Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025

On a drizzly Wednesday in March, Swiss police arrested a man standing alone at a Bitcoin A.T.M. near Geneva Airport, ending a nearly year-long manhunt. —Makana Eyre, Air Mail, 29 Mar. 2025

Following a six-week, cross-country manhunt, Kohberger — a criminology Ph.D. student at nearby Washington State University — was arrested at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania that December. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025

Mangione’s capture came at the end of a days-long manhunt for a suspect in the execution-style killing. —Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manhunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• sederunt
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• blunt
• brunt

Kids Definition

manhunt

noun

man·​hunt -ˌhənt 

: an organized hunt for a person and especially for one charged with a crime