hunter Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun someone who hunts game
huntsman.
noun a person who searches for something
- a treasure hunter
noun a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
Orion.
noun a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal
hunting watch.

One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog. Shak.
A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter.
No keener hunter after glory breathes. Tennyson.
(Zoöl.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting.
A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover.