ˈhəntə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from hunten + -er
1.
a. : a person who hunts game : huntsman
b. : a dog used or trained for hunting
c. : a horse used or adapted for use in hunting ; especially : one exhibiting endurance, speed, and ability to carry weight and trained for facility in cross-country work and jumping
2. : a person who hunts or searches diligently or systematically for something
hunters with camera — S.H.Holbrook
hunters after the philosopher's stone — M.R.Cohen
— often used in combination
sensation- hunters
3.
a. : a large Jamaican cuckoo ( Hyetornis pluvialis )
b. : hunting spider
4. : a pocket watch having a hunting case
5. : hunter green