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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hunter \Hunt"er\, n.
1. One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a
huntsman.
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2. A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a
hunting dog. --Shak.
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3. A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred,
bred and trained for hunting.
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4. One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as,
a fortune hunter a place hunter.
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No keener hunter after glory breathes. --Tennyson.
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5. (Zool.) A kind of spider. See {Hunting spider}, under
{Hunting}.
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6. A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected
by a metallic cover.
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{Hunter's room}, the lunation after the harvest moon.
{Hunter's screw} (Mech.), a differential screw, so named from
the inventor. See under {Differential}.
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