huntsman
- noun
- /ˈhʌnts.mən/
- As an experienced huntsman, he knows all the best places to find wild game.
Examples
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Dressed in a forest-colored tunic and hose, she had a huntsman's cap and horn, and carried a bow.
Fiction book (1999) -
He's Ben Corbett, a lifelong huntsman, somewhere past forty, weathered beyond his years.
Fiction book (1993) -
You have eyes, huntsman, but you do not see.
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Might be the black huntsman himself.
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The Huntsman said the queen lied about my father.
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And there, my faithful Huntsman, you will kill her!
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We visited a huntsman's club that provides dogs and horses for hunting purposes.
Academic text (1994) -
While the audience roared, the hero, Prince Lovelorn, entered with his friend, a huntsman named Gout.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mr. Jukes is an avid huntsman who enjoys tracking deer in the forest.
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The renowned huntsman shared stories of his adventures in the wilderness.
Synonyms
A person who looks for and kills wild animals for food or sport
A person who catches wild animals with traps for their fur
A woman who looks for wild animals to catch or kill
A person who hunts wild birds for food
A person who hunts deer for sport or food
A person who quietly follows animals to hunt them
A person who hunts ducks for sport or food
A person who hunts animals with a bow and arrows
A person who rides a horse and follows dogs to catch foxes
A person who hunts wild animals for food or sport
A person who hunts ducks and other water birds for sport
A person who hunts wolves to sell their fur
A person who hunts whales or works on a ship that catches whales
A person who hunts wild animals for food or sport
A woman who goes out to find and kill wild animals like deer for sport or work
A person who hunts lions for sport or for money
A hunter who uses fast sight dogs to chase small animals across open ground
A person or animal that uses a long pointed stick to catch food
A person who catches animals mainly to use their meat for food
A person who hunts turtles to sell or eat them
A person who removes spiders from houses and buildings
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Etymology
Huntsman comes from the parts hunt and man and is like the simpler word hunter. The word hunt means 'to chase', so a huntsman is a 'man who hunts' wild animals, often for sport.