HUNTER-GATHERER Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

hunter-gatherer

noun

as in hunter

a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals a tribe of hunter-gatherers

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Recent Examples on the Web South American hunter-gatherers have alternated rest days with days full of movement for eons. —

Matt Fuchs, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024 Read More: The 6 Most Iconic Artifacts From The Ancient World Other researchers have theorized that Göbekli Tepe was home to one of the world’s oldest religious sites and acted as a place of ritual for hunter-gatherers who had yet to settle. —

Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 All of this is based on research published in the journal, Nature Communications and based on research of hunter-gatherer groups that use storytelling significantly. —

Tracy Brower, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024 The adaptation tracks a shift from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a more agrarian one, as agriculture spread across Europe from the Middle East. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer