Definition of hunter

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Hunter (n.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting..

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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.) A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting..
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.
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game..
Stalking-horse :: Stalking-horse (n.) A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill..
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..
Beater :: Beater (n.) A person who beats up game for the hunters.
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..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
Huntsmanship :: Huntsmanship (n.) The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter..
Hunt''s-up :: Hunt's-up (n.) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call..
Woodman :: Woodman (n.) A sportsman; a hunter.
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover..
Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..
Hunterian :: Hunterian (a.) Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English surgeon; as, the Hunterian chancre. See Chancre..
Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter..
Widow-hunter :: Widow-hunter (n.) One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune..
Hunte :: Hunte (n.) A hunter.
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