as in archer
a person who hunts game hunters must have a license to shoot deer

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Recent Examples of hunter Directed by Luis Llosa, the movie followed a film crew taken hostage by a hunter in the Amazon jungle who wants to track down a deadly, massive snake. Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, a zealous robot hunter (Giancarlo Esposito) is hot on their trail. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025 Skills gaps causing concern In a very uncertain labor market, where there are more job hunters than open roles, skills gaps and competition are also top concerns. Kirstie McDermott | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025 The concept: cover the annual Python Challenge, a competition that pays $10,000 to the one hunter in 1,000 who brings in the most Burmese snakes, which are destroying wildlife in the vast swampy ecosystem. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunter
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Noun
  • Not to mention the archer would seem to fit in well with a team of relatively low-power anti-heroes.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • When Katniss' sister Prim is selected, the archer volunteers as tribute in Prim's place.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.
    Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Tyler Sladen, a falconer in the Southwest, has an enormous pack of setters.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.
    M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024

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“Hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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