hunter

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt +‎ -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhʌntə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhʌntɚ/, [ˈhʌɾ̃ɚ] Hyphenation: hun‧ter Rhymes: -ʌntə(ɹ) Homophone: junta (non-rhotic, one pronunciation) === Noun === hunter (plural hunters) One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog. A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting. c. 1792–3, Jane Austen, ‘Catharine, or The Bower’, Juvenilia: ‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’ One who hunts or seeks after anything. (psychology) A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively. Coordinate term: howler A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider. A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === hunter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Middle English == === Noun === hunter alternative form of huntere