Definitions for Hunter
ˈhʌn tərhunter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hunter, huntsmannoun

   someone who hunts game

2. hunternoun

   a person who searches for something

   "a treasure hunter"

3. Orion, Hunternoun

   a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

4. hunter, hunting watchnoun

   a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hunternoun

   A person who hunts game.

2. hunternoun

   A hunting dog.

3. hunternoun

   A hunting horse.

4. hunternoun

   A person who pursues someone.

   the hunter becomes the hunted.

5. hunternoun

   A person who searches for something.

6. Hunternoun

   for a hunter.

7. Hunternoun

   transferred from the surname.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hunternoun

   Etymology: from hunt.

   1. One who chases animals for pastime.

   If those English lords had been good hunters, and reduced the mountains, boggs, and woods within the limits of forests, chaces and parks, the forest law would have driven them into the plains. John Davies, on Ireland.

   Down from a hill the beast that reigns in woods,
   First hunter then, pursu’d a gentle brace,
   Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Another’s crimes th’ unhappy hunter bore,
   Glutting his father’s eyes with guiltless gore. John Dryden, Æn.

   This was the arms or device of our old Roman hunters; a passage of Manilius lets us know the pagan hunters had Meleager for their patron. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   Bold Nimrod first the savage chace began,
   A mighty hunter, and his game was man. Alexander Pope.

   2. A dog that scents game or beasts of prey.

   Of dogs, the valu’d file
   Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle,
   The housekeeper, the hunter. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hunter

   Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, etc.), for recreation/taxidermy (see trophy hunting), to remove predators dangerous to humans or domestic animals (e.g. wolf hunting), to eliminate pests and nuisance animals that damage crops/livestock/poultry or spread diseases (see varminting), for trade/tourism (see safari), or for ecological conservation against overpopulation and invasive species. Recreationally hunted species are generally referred to as the game, and are usually mammals and birds. A person participating in a hunt is a hunter or (less commonly) huntsman; a natural area used for hunting is called a game reserve; an experienced hunter who helps organize a hunt and/or manage the game reserve is known as a gamekeeper. Many non-human animals also hunt (see predation) as part of their feeding and parental behaviors, sometimes in quantities exceeding immediate dietary needs. The one that does the hunting is the predator, and the one being hunted is the prey. Hunting activities by humans arose in Homo erectus or earlier, in the order of millions of years ago. Hunting has become deeply embedded in various human cultures and was once an important part of the rural economies—classified by economists as part of primary production alongside forestry, agriculture and fishery. Modern regulations (see game law) distinguish lawful hunting activities from illegal poaching, which involves the unauthorized and unregulated killing, trapping or capture of animals. Apart from food provision, hunting can be a means of population control. Hunting advocates state that regulated hunting can be a necessary component of modern wildlife management, for example to help maintain a healthy proportion of animal populations within an environment's ecological carrying capacity when natural checks such as natural predators are absent or insufficient, or to provide funding for breeding programs and maintenance of natural reserves and conservation parks. However, excessive hunting has also heavily contributed to the endangerment, extirpation and extinction of many animals. Some animal rights and anti-hunting activists regard hunting as a cruel, perverse and unnecessary blood sport. Certain hunting practices, such as canned hunts and ludicrously paid/bribed trophy tours (especially to poor countries), are considered unethical and exploitative even by some hunters. Marine mammals such as whales and pinnipeds are also targets of hunting, both recreationally and commercially, often with heated controversies regarding the morality, ethics and legality of such practices. The pursuit, harvesting or catch and release of fish and aquatic cephalopods and crustaceans is called fishing, which however is widely accepted and not commonly categorised as a form of hunting, even though it essentially is. It is also not considered hunting to pursue animals without intent to kill them, as in wildlife photography, birdwatching, or scientific-research activities which involve tranquilizing or tagging of animals, although green hunting is still called so. The practices of netting or trapping insects and other arthropods for trophy collection, or the foraging or gathering of plants and mushrooms, are also not regarded as hunting. Skillful tracking and acquisition of an elusive target has caused the word hunt to be used in the vernacular as a metaphor for searching and obtaining something, as in "treasure hunting", "bargain hunting", "hunting for votes" and even "hunting down" corruption and waste.

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1. hunter

   A hunter is an individual or animal that hunts, meaning they actively seek, pursue, and capture or kill animals for food, sport, or population control. This term can also refer to someone who searches for something specific, like information or specific items, persistently and diligently. The activity usually involves tracking, stealth, and a deep knowledge of the prey's behavior, habitat, and tracks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hunternoun

   one who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman

2. Hunternoun

   a dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog

3. Hunternoun

   a horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting

4. Hunternoun

   one who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter

5. Hunternoun

   a kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting

6. Hunternoun

   a hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover

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1. Hunter

   Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

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1. hunter

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HUNTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hunter is ranked #160 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hunter surname appeared 162,440 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 55 would have the surname Hunter.
   
   60.7% or 98,731 total occurrences were White.
   32.6% or 53,102 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 4,272 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 3,915 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 1,657 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 780 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Constellation
   • Diffuse Nebula
   • Seeker
   • Watch

How to pronounce Hunter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Hunter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hunter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hunter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Hunter in a Sentence

1. Abdul Rahman Hammoud:

   We are a tribal community and Gulf hunters are our guests. After the abduction, not a single hunter from the Gulf is coming to Iraq anymore, fearing from being kidnapped. It will take a long time to repair the damage and convince Gulf hunters to resume their Iraq trips.

2. The Association:

   The professional hunter and company he works for have been co-operative in the investigation, zPHGA reiterates it will not tolerate any illegal hunting or any unethical practices by any of its members and their staff.

3. Hunter Biden:

   I think it’s a good balance really. well, sometimes I do n’t, I may not see things from Hunter Biden perspective. Let’s just put it that way. And so, Hunter Biden offers both sides.

4. Jim Shockey:

   It really took me a while, because when I was young, I didn’t realize that you could be a hunter and be a female. I thought if you were a girl, you couldn’t be classy and feminine, obviously, that’s not true.

5. Steve Brusatte:

   The ancestors of T. rex would have looked a whole lot like Timurlengia, a horse-sized hunter with a big brain and keen hearing that would put us to shame, only after these ancestral tyrannosaurs evolved their clever brains and sharp senses did they grow into the colossal sizes of T. rex. Tyrannosaurs had to get smart before they got big.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hunter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hunter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Hunter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hunter
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Hunter
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html