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Hunter

//ˈhʌntɚ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A place in Australia:; A river in New South Wales, Australia; flowing 300 km from the Mount Royal Range within Barrington Tops National Park into the Tasman Sea at Newcastle; named for John Hunter, 2nd Governor of New South Wales. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A place in Australia:; A river in Western Australia, Australia; flowing 16 km from Donkins Hill near Mitchell River National Park into the Timor Sea; named by Australian explorer Philip Parker King for James Hunter, the surgeon of King's HMS Mermaid. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A place in Australia:; An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A place in Australia:; A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A river in northwest Otago, New Zealand; flowing into Lake Hāwea. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A river in Prince Edward Island, Canada; flowing from near Hartville into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near North Rustico. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Woodruff County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A township in Edgar County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Mitchell County, Kansas; named for early settler Al Hunter. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A township in Jackson County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Carter County, Missouri; named for early landowner John Hunter. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Greene County, New York. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota; named for local landowner John Hunter. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio; named for Ohio congressman W. F. Hunter. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Garfield County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename; A locale in the United States:; A town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    The constellation Orion. countable, uncountable

    "But he must ever watch the northern Bear, Who from her frozen height with jealous eye Confronts the Dog and the Hunter in the south, And is alone not dipt in Ocean's stream."

Noun
  1. 1
    One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
  2. 2
    a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal wordnet
  3. 3
    A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

    "thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end"

  4. 4
    someone who hunts game wordnet
  5. 5
    A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

    "‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’"

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  1. 6
    a person who searches for something wordnet
  2. 7
    One who hunts or seeks after anything.

    "The hunter becomes the hunted."

  3. 8
    A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

    "Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]"

  4. 9
    A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
  5. 10
    A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).

Etymology 2

From hunter.

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