HUNT


Meaning of HUNT in English

[noun] [C]After a long hunt (= looking for a long time), we finally found a house we liked.The hunt for the injured climber continued throughout the night. Police are on the hunt (= searching) for the kidnappers.The hunt is on (= the search has started) for a successor to Sir James Gordon. -hunter [suffix]a job-hunter (= a person who is looking for a job)a house-hunter (= a person who is looking for a house to buy)a bargain-hunter (= a person who is looking for something cheap to buy)

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.