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

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Recent Examples of hunter The father and his three children were spotted on a number of other occasions throughout 2023, and once again in October 2024 when local pig hunters happened across them while out walking through Marokopa farmland along the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 What To Know The complex investigation began in 1985 when a hunter discovered two bodies in a barrel at Bear Brook State Park. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 European hunters, many of them colonial officers, sought the Barbary lion as a trophy. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Narrow job growth means fewer opportunities The low-hire, low-fire environment is leaving workers and job hunters with few opportunities. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter
Noun
  • Since the archer is a defender of the universe, the sentiment rings true for the loyalty and camaraderie Sazz brings through her actions.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Another change was making Gyeon-U an archer.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Red velvet and leather banquettes call for intimate gatherings while the main room has an eccentric vibe of huntsmen lodge meets medieval garden.
    Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The only move Lazio have made, apart from the sale of Loum Tchaouna to Burnley, was to move out their falconer.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The falcon no longer hears the falconer.
    Alaa Alqaisi August 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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