as in hunter
a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals
a tribe of hunter-gatherers
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Recent Examples of hunter-gatherer
On the ground, days are unhurried, with private game drives, foot tracking with Hadzabe hunter-gatherers and dinners staged in a different corner of the reserve each evening.
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
This pattern of temporary settlement continues among modern hunter-gatherers today, like the !
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
These dogs lived with hunter-gatherer humans who were constantly on the move.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
This pattern of temporary settlement continues among modern hunter-gatherers today, like the !
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
These dogs lived with hunter-gatherer humans who were constantly on the move.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
Noun
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The property is famous for thermal baths fed by a spring discovered by medieval hunters, and holds six collective Michelin stars across its restaurants.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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News of the bugle spread quickly and sent local hunters into a frenzy, scouring the forest for one last chance for glory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Noun
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In 2019, Taylor Parker began a relationship with Wade Griffin, a roofer and hog trapper living in northeast Texas.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
12 June 2026
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The hike features Bailly Homestead, where fur trapper Joseph Bailly first established his trading post along the Little Calumet River in 1822.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Hunter-gatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter-gatherer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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