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English noun: hunter

1. hunter (person) someone who hunts game


Synonymshuntsman


Broader (hypernym)skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker


Narrower (hyponym)bounty hunter, courser, deer hunter, duck hunter, falconer, fowler, hawker, huntress, lion-hunter, pothunter, snarer, stalker, tracker, trapper


Instance hyponymNimrod

2. hunter (person) a person who searches for something


SamplesA treasure hunter.


Broader (hypernym)quester, searcher, seeker


Narrower (hyponym)forager

3. Hunter (object) a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel


SynonymsOrion


Broader (hypernym)diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula


Instance hypernymconstellation


Member holonymAlpha Orionis, Betelgeuse

4. hunter (artifact) a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal


Synonymshunting watch


Broader (hypernym)ticker, watch









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