English noun: hunter |
1. | hunter (person) someone who hunts game |
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| Synonyms | huntsman |
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| Broader (hypernym) | skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bounty hunter, courser, deer hunter, duck hunter, falconer, fowler, hawker, huntress, lion-hunter, pothunter, snarer, stalker, tracker, trapper |
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| Instance hyponym | Nimrod |
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2. | hunter (person) a person who searches for something |
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| Samples | A treasure hunter.
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| Broader (hypernym) | quester, searcher, seeker |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | forager |
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3. | Hunter (object) a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel |
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| Synonyms | Orion |
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| Broader (hypernym) | diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula |
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| Instance hypernym | constellation |
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| Member holonym | Alpha Orionis, Betelgeuse |
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4. | hunter (artifact) a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal |
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| Synonyms | hunting watch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ticker, watch |
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