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 state currently pays contract hunters to remove them, and allows amateur hunters to euthanize them as well. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024 Rose's body was then discovered weeks later by a hunter on Saturday, Nov. 30, police said. Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024 Black Friday remains the ultimate opportunity for bargain hunters to score discounts on everything from electronics and home appliances, to apparel, toys, and beauty products. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2024 The 2024 holiday season is shaping out to be a deal hunter's dream. Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hunter 
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Noun
  • The actress known for playing Marvel archer Kate Bishop in Hawkeye and The Marvels is engaged to be married to NFL star quarterback Josh Allen.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The archer and his wife kept the potion hidden in a safe until someone came to steal it one day.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • An outdoorsman and falconer, Kennedy sued companies and government agencies over pollution in the Hudson River and its watershed.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024

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“Hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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