hunter
/ˈhʌntɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.37 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
noun
A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
noun
A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
noun
A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
noun
A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.
name
An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end"
- "‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’"
- "a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster"
- "No one, however, thought of the haughty and secluded young gentleman who […] when he rode on his black hunter into Dublin, avoided the village, and took the high-road by Inchicore."
- "Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees."
- "The hunter becomes the hunted."
Etymology
From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhʌntɚ/
- British English: /ˈhʌntə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.