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huntsman

DEFINITIONS OF: huntsman

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n someone who hunts game

Synonyms:
hunter
Examples:
Nimrod
(Old Testament) a famous hunter
Types:
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bounty hunter
a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty
courser
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
deer hunter
hunter of deer
duck hunter
hunter of ducks
falconer, hawker
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
fowler
someone who hunts wild birds for food
huntress
a woman hunter
lion-hunter
someone who hunts lions
pothunter
someone who hunts for food (not for sport)
snarer
someone who sets snares for birds or small animals
stalker
someone who stalks game
tracker
someone who tracks down game
trapper
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
coureur de bois
a French Canadian trapper
Type of:
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
a worker who has acquired special skills
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