hunting guide
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈhʌntɪŋ ɡaɪd/
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- He's the best hunting guide in over a hundred miles.
- a professional hunting guide
- turkey hunting guide
- a fishing and hunting guide
Examples
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Early in the film, Shakhov's hunting guide, a ranger, tells Shakhov that he has been instructed to murder him but cannot bring himself to do it.
Academic text (2017) -
Gentlemen, I would like you to meet our new hunting guide, Mason.
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"Everybody's gung-ho to go kill a wolf, but nobody realizes how hard it's going to be," says Bud Martin, a hunting guide, to the Green Bay Gazette.
Blog text (2) -
"With the advent of the big energy boom out West, we have seen a coalition of what David and I would always have thought were likely compatriots, but the media see as competitors—ranchers, hunting guides, the granola-eating, Birkenstock-wearing crowd."
Blog text (23) -
With the advent of the big energy boom out west, we have seen a coalition of what David and I would always have thought were likely compatriots, but the media see as competitors—ranchers, hunting guides, the granola-eating, Birkenstock-wearing crowd.
Blog text (23) -
Our new hunting guide, Mason, will help us navigate the unfamiliar terrain.
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Adam learned the basics of shooting from his father, a skilled hunting guide in Arizona.
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If you want to have a successful trip, it's essential to hire an experienced hunting guide.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who leads and gives information on trips or in new places
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5.0
A person who follows tracks to find animals or people
A person who leads a group and shows the way
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who guides and assists hunters' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hunting' (pursuing wild animals) + 'guide' (person who leads or advises). This noun+noun/attributive compound follows a transparent and cross-linguistically common compositional pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Hunting guide is a very literal name: a person who leads hunters into the woods, points out animal tracks and keeps them safe. The word hunting means 'looking for animals' and guide means 'someone who shows the way', so the phrase means 'a person who guides and helps hunters in unfamiliar areas'.