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Shikari

//ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.

    "‘And if thou art not a shikarri, where didst thou learn thy knowledge of the tiger-folk?’ said he. ‘No tracker could have done better.’"

  2. 2
    A shooting-boat used in the Kashmir lakes. historical

Etymology

From Urdu شکاری / Hindi शिकारी (śikārī), from Persian شکاری (šekâri, “of hunting”), from شکار (šekâr, “hunting, game”).

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