hunter
/ˈhʌntɚ/
noun
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
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Noun 4 meanings
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
One who hunts or seeks after anything.
“The hunter becomes the hunted.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).
HUNTER at a glance
HUNTER has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (H 4 + U 1 + N 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,743 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with hunter
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
One letter away
- HUNGER10
- HUNTED10
- PUNTER8
- GUNTER7
- HUNKER13
- BUNTER8
- MUNTER8
- HINTER9
- HURTER9
- AUNTER6
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