Big game

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any large animal(s) hunted for sport. uncountable

    "The proposed law will prevent big game hunters from bringing home body parts of 7,000 species including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears. It comes two years after the government pledged to introduce a ban."

  2. 2
    large animals that are hunted for sport wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Super Bowl (“the annual national American football championship for the U.S. based National Football League”) US, euphemistic

Synonyms

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Example

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"The proposed law will prevent big game hunters from bringing home body parts of 7,000 species including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears. It comes two years after the government pledged to introduce a ban."

Etymology

From big + game, since it is the most prominent sports match.

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