Definition of hunter

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Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..

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Widow-hunter :: Widow-hunter (n.) One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune..
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..
Hunte :: Hunte (n.) A hunter.
Chaser :: Chaser (n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
Ephraim :: Ephraim (n.) A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
Chancre :: Chancre (n.) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre..
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Woodman :: Woodman (n.) A sportsman; a hunter.
Crane :: Crane (v. i.) to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap..
Head-hunter :: Head-hunter (n.) A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting..
Boothy :: Boothy (n.) A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..
Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
Trail :: Trail (n.) A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
Beater :: Beater (n.) A person who beats up game for the hunters.
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