Definitions for hunter
ˈhʌn tərhunter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hunter, huntsman(noun)

   someone who hunts game

2. hunter(noun)

   a person who searches for something

   "a treasure hunter"

3. Orion, Hunter(noun)

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

4. hunter, hunting watch(noun)

   a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hunter(Noun)

   A person who hunts game.

2. hunter(Noun)

   A hunting dog.

3. hunter(Noun)

   A hunting horse.

4. hunter(Noun)

   A person who pursues someone.

   the hunter becomes the hunted.

5. hunter(Noun)

   A person who searches for something.

6. Hunter(ProperNoun)

   for a hunter.

7. Hunter(ProperNoun)

   transferred from the surname.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hunter(noun)

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

2. Hunter(noun)

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

3. Hunter(noun)

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

4. Hunter(noun)

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

5. Hunter(noun)

   a kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting

6. Hunter(noun)

   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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How to pronounce hunter?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Corey Knowlton:

   It's probably the most awesome part of what it means to be a hunter and a provider, this is one of the biggest parts, because meat is very important to survival out here.

2. Donald Trump:

   There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that Hunter Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with The Attorney General would be great.

3. Marian Tupy:

   Some of the anti-capitalist impulse goes back to that hunter-gatherer mentality and not comprehending the complexity of the market economy, the complexity outpaced our ability to understand it. But even those who don’t understand markets should open their eyes and acknowledge its benefits : Worldwide, wherever economic freedom is allowed, millions of people have lifted themselves out of stoop labor and miserable poverty. Of course, not everyone can reap the benefits of markets. The sick, the mentally ill and other truly helpless people need a hand. But why assume government must provide that help ? Government does n’t do anything very well. Why not let private charity handle it ? I once assumed there was too much poverty for private charity to make much of a difference. But now I realize there is plenty of money, and private charity would do much more if government did n’t discourage it. When the welfare state took over poverty relief, it crowded out.

4. David Cain:

   This insect has developed to be the most efficient and adaptive hunter of human beings that we’ve probably ever had, if people are fearful of sharks, the answer is to stay out of the water. When it comes to bedbugs, the answer is to be permanently on guard.

5. Donald Trump:

   I made that loud and clear. I told that to Mick Mulvaney, I told it to a lot of people -- where's Mick Mulvaney ? -- wherever Hunter Biden is, i told it to a lot of different people. I told it to Mike Pence, I told it to -- two Mikes. I told it to Steve. I said it to Wilbur Ross.

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