cacciatore

Examples

• All

• Emma can cook cacciatore.

  Knock on Any Door (1949)

• Cacciatore gets mushrooms, garlic.

  The Ugly Truth (2009)

• As a seasoned cacciatore, he spent every weekend in the woods, pursuing deer and other game.

• The cacciatore skillfully tracked the wild boar through the dense forest.

• Many families enjoy the stories shared by their cacciatore, who brings back tales of his hunting adventures.

Synonyms

H

hunter

vscacciatore

411 1.0

A person who looks for and kills wild animals for food or sport

is the same general role as described in the key definition

H

huntsman

vscacciatore

23 5.9

A man who catches or kills wild animals, often for sport

is gender neutral rather than specifying a male practitioner

H

huntress

vscacciatore

11 4.7

A woman who looks for wild animals to catch or kill

is gender neutral rather than specifying a female practitioner

D

deer hunter

vscacciatore

4 2.5

A person who hunts deer for sport or food

is general, applying to hunting any wild animal not a single species

B

bowhunter

vscacciatore

• US

1 5.9

A person who hunts animals with a bow and arrows

is general, not tied to a particular hunting method

J

jager

vscacciatore

9.1

A person who hunts wild animals for food or sport

shares identical scope and purpose with the key description

Compounds

C

chicken cacciatore

2 4.6

An Italian chicken dish cooked in tomatoes, mushrooms, and herbs

How Skilled

cacciatore

1 8.8

beginner

81 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology