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Definition of hunter : 1. A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog.
2. A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
3. A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover.
4. A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting.
5. One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter.
6. One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.

Synonyms:

gunner, beater, horse, animal, trapper, huntsman, horseman, hunting watch, fisherman, hawker, mount, sportsman, pursuant, angler, steed, dog, hound, archer

Usage examples:

• Of course the hunter saw him at once. - "The Adventures of Lightfoot the Deer", Thornton W. Burgess.
• " I won't tell you," says the hunter. - "Old Peter's Russian Tales", Arthur Ransome.
• They were getting around one hunter for every cat that got shot. - "Novice", James H. Schmitz.