HUNTER


Meaning of HUNTER in English

— hunterlike , adj.

/hun"teuhr/ , n.

1. a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.

2. a person who searches for or seeks something: a fortune hunter.

3. a horse specially trained for quietness, stamina, and jumping ability in hunting.

4. an animal, as a dog, trained to hunt game.

5. ( cap. ) Astron. the constellation Orion.

6. Also called hunting watch . a watch with a hunting case.

7. See hunter green .

[ 1200-50; ME huntere. See HUNT, -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .