hunter

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If you are talking about hunter-gatherer societies, you'd be surprised to find out they didn't starve themselves regularly.

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Quick take

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hunter gathered in one view.

noun

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

noun

A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

noun

A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hunter.

noun

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

See also: hunting-watch, huntsman

noun

A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

See also: hunting-watch, huntsman

noun

A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

See also: hunting-watch, huntsman

noun

One who hunts or seeks after anything.

See also: hunting-watch, huntsman

Example sentences

If you are talking about hunter-gatherer societies, you'd be surprised to find out they didn't starve themselves regularly.

My perception of history is that the majority of people in post-hunter-gatherer societies have always lived under someones thumb.

Pinker overestimates hunter-gatherer violence and underestimates non-direct violence in present times (such as US covert violence).

Just talked to a head hunter the other week, and was told their Python devs are commanding much more than $50/hr.

I'd bet money they were a lot closer to the Aztecs than to a typical hunter-gatherer band, though.

One of the biggest issues I have is finding my tabs, and Tab Hunter is ideal for that purpose.

You'll want buy-in from your supervisor (if they're a good one hopefully they'll encourage you!) Otherwise (to steal a line from Hunter S.

He's a bounty hunter, looking to put butts in seats for a fee.

So, in a way, you're still paying with a head hunter.

Other hunter AI-s, good ole flak cannons, something nano that just assimilates metal to replicate, hacking into their network and genociding the nation that made them...

I never heard of a story where Google was actively searching for dissidents to turn into the government like some sort of bounty hunter.

Without these people we'd just be either hunter gatherers or farmers.

Quote examples

It generally falls under "reckless discharge", and I remember it covered in hunter's safety class back when I was a 6th grader.

"Poor decisions are the natural consequence of an empty stomach." The hunter hunts dangerous prey when he is hungry.

"Man hunter" machines which are still hunting the few remaining humans, except those that they think are Germans, thousands of years after the war which they were created for is over...

"if you're a pilot or into aviation, definitely read Fate is the Hunter." Second that, "Fate is the Hunter" [0] by Ernest Gann [1] describes the precarious life of a US career airline pilot (including descriptions of flying DC2's, DC3's & DC4's, flight seniority and luck) between the 30's to the 50's.