bounty hunter
noun
1
: one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered
2
: one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered
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The film will also mark an appearance by Jason Momoa, who returns to DC as galactic bounty hunter Lobo after playing Aquaman in the previous run of DC movies and shows.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The Razor Crest's heavy laser cannons could tear through most small and medium-sized ships, but its best quality was its size, providing ample space for collected bounties and acting as mobile living quarters for our chromed Mandalorian bounty hunter.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
With bounty hunters hot on her trail, Sara hires a taciturn stranger named Isaac (Taylor Kitsch) to guide them to safety, which proves elusive in a region where the Army, Native Americans, Mormon militiamen and other settlers are locked in a battle for control.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Though Jacob, in good faith, tells the bounty hunter Sara was killed in the massacre, Virgil knows better and tells of his own encounter with the fugitive and her child.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
The Razor Crest's heavy laser cannons could tear through most small and medium-sized ships, but its best quality was its size, providing ample space for collected bounties and acting as mobile living quarters for our chromed Mandalorian bounty hunter.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
With bounty hunters hot on her trail, Sara hires a taciturn stranger named Isaac (Taylor Kitsch) to guide them to safety, which proves elusive in a region where the Army, Native Americans, Mormon militiamen and other settlers are locked in a battle for control.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Though Jacob, in good faith, tells the bounty hunter Sara was killed in the massacre, Virgil knows better and tells of his own encounter with the fugitive and her child.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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