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hunter

/ˈhʌntɚ/

Meanings
  • noun

    A person who hunts or traps animals for food or sport.

  • noun

    A person who seeks out and captures information or solutions.


Pronunciation
  1. /ˈhʌntɚ/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with hunter
runner , dunter , summer , bummer , jumper
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. hunter (English) : Person who hunts

  2. hunter (English) : Person who seeks out and captures information or solutions

  3. hunter (English) : Hunter-gatherer

  4. hunter (English) : Hunter's moon


Variants
List of all variants of hunter that leads to same result
hunter , hunters , Hunter , John Hunter , hunter-gatherer , hunter-gatherers , hunter green , hunter greens , anti-hunter , anti-hunters , bounty hunter , bounty hunters , fortune hunter , fortune hunters , white hunter , white hunters , witch hunt , witch-hunt , witch-hunter , witch-hunters , witch-hunting , witch-huntings , witch-hunts
Forms
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hunters, hunting, hunter's, hunters'


Etymology
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From the Old English word 'huntor', meaning 'hunter'.


Trivia
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  1. The largest hunting event in the world is the Safari Club International Convention, which attracts over 20,000 hunters each year.

  2. The world record for the largest animal ever hunted is the African elephant, which weighed over 13,000 pounds.

  3. The first recorded use of the word 'hunter' in English was in the year 1297.


Related Concepts
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  1. trapping: The practice of setting traps to catch animals for food or fur

  2. fishing: A related activity to hunting, involving the capture of fish

  3. foraging: The practice of gathering food from the wild, often used by hunter-gatherer societies


Culture
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The hunter has been a significant figure in human history, from early human civilizations to modern times. In literature, the hunter is a common archetype, representing courage, determination, and survival skills. In art, the hunter is often depicted as a powerful and majestic figure, with animals as his prey. In music, there are numerous songs about hunters and hunting, from folk ballads to modern rock songs.

How to Memorize "hunter"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person wearing camouflage, carrying a rifle, and tracking animals in the forest.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'hunter' with the image of a lion hunting its prey on the African savannah.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Hippos are huge and hunt in herds' to remember that 'hunter' starts with the letter 'h'.


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