Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trophy hunting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
tro-phy hunt-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of trophy hunt

Etymology

From trophy + hunting.

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What does trophy hunting mean?
The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.
Where does trophy hunting come from?
From trophy + hunting.

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