Definition of hunternext
as in archer
a person who hunts game hunters must have a license to shoot deer

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Recent Examples of hunter These premium water bottles don’t go on sale very often, though, which is why Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is such an important event for bargain hunters. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Dozens of bargain hunters stopped by on the first day of the sale Thursday, browsing items from the hotel's 250 guest rooms and common areas. Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 From depôts-vents, where the city’s chicest women offload designer pieces from recent seasons, to thrift-shopping troves with finds from Y2K and earlier, the city is a vintage treasure-hunter’s dream. Clara Giampellegrini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026 At the time, local hunters blamed the Ping for scaring away game. Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunter
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Noun
  • The nighttime steppe is an army of archers aiming their electric black arrows directly at you.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The film’s narrative kicks into gear when the legendary sun-shooting archer vanishes during a mission to rescue the dying sun, prompting Chang Er to embark on a perilous journey to the moon’s dark side alongside an earthbound bandit who crash-lands into her world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Though who’s the better huntsman may never be known, the two have specialized in tracking down quarterbacks and running backs for the Cavs.
    Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Red velvet and leather banquettes call for intimate gatherings while the main room has an eccentric vibe of huntsmen lodge meets medieval garden.
    Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • The population was restored in Minnesota with the help of local falconers, the Midwest Peregrine Society and the agency's Nongame Wildlife Program, which supports the state's rare and vulnerable wildlife species.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Anything left to mention? Reserve a private falconry experience with resident falconer Joe Roy III or play a round of golf at The Links at Terranea, a nine-hole, par-three course designed by renowned designer Todd Eckenrode.
    Jennie Nunn, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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