hunter

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who hunts game
  2. noun a person who searches for something
  3. noun a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

Etymology

From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

huntsman

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