hunter

views updated May 11 2018

hunt·er / ˈhən(t)ər/ • n. 1. a person or animal that hunts: a deer hunter. ∎  a person searching for something: a bargain hunter. ∎  a horse of a breed developed for stamina in fox hunting and ability to jump obstacles. ∎  (the Hunter) the constellation Orion.2. a watch with a hinged cover protecting the glass.

hunter

views updated May 18 2018

hunter hunter-gatherer a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food. All humans probably lived in this way before the Neolithic period, but now only a few groups remain.
hunter's moon the first full moon after a harvest moon.