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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Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
He is not licensed as a bail agent, which is a requirement to act as a bounty hunter.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Any show where characters are regularly shot, kidnapped, and/or tortured needs a touch of comedy, and that’s where German bounty hunter Randy comes in.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
If only there were some way to include bounty hunters, cute sidekicks, starship pilots, aliens, politics, and lightsaber battles between the dark side and the light into one movie, maybe even, a trilogy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
He is not licensed as a bail agent, which is a requirement to act as a bounty hunter.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Any show where characters are regularly shot, kidnapped, and/or tortured needs a touch of comedy, and that’s where German bounty hunter Randy comes in.
—Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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