huntsman

/ˈhʌntsmən/
/ˈhʌntsmən/
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Other forms: huntsmen

Definitions of huntsman
  1. noun
    someone who hunts game
    synonyms: hunter
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    Nimrod
    (Old Testament) a famous hunter
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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)
    nimrod
    a hunter who is very skilled
    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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