hunter

名词 n.
/ˈhʌntə/    /ˈhʌntɚ/|[ˈhʌɾ̃ɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
  2. A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
    — thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end
  3. A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
    — ‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’
  4. One who hunts or seeks after anything.
    — The hunter becomes the hunted.
  5. A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
    — Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]
  6. A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
  7. A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

词形变化

hunters plural

词源

From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).
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