hunter : Idioms & Phrases

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- Fortune hunter

  • one who seeks to acquire wealth by marriage.
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bargain hunter

  • noun a shopper who hunts for bargains
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bounty hunter

  • noun someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered
  • noun a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty
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bug-hunter

  • noun a zoologist who studies insects
    entomologist; bugologist.
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Caterpillar hunter

  • (Zoöl.), any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and other allied genera of the family Carabidæ which feed habitually upon caterpillars.
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deer hunter

  • noun hunter of deer
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duck hunter

  • noun hunter of ducks
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Emmet hunter

  • (Zoöl.), the wryneck.
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fortune hunter

  • noun a person who seeks wealth through marriage
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Fox hunter

  • noun a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox
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  • . (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
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head-hunter

Head"-hunt`er noun
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  1. A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters. 2. (fig.) an executive personnel recruiter -- Head"-hunt`ing, n.
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hunter's chicken

  • noun chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style
    chicken cacciatore; chicken cacciatora.
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Hunter's room

  • the lunation after the harvest moon.
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hunter's sauce

  • noun brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine
    sauce chausseur.
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Hunter's screw

  • (Mech.), a differential screw, so named from the inventor. See under Differential.
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hunter-gatherer

  • noun a member of a hunting and gathering society
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Legacy hunter

  • one who flatters and courts any one for the sake of a legacy.
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lion-hunter

  • noun someone who tries to attract social lions as guests
  • noun someone who hunts lions
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Locust hunter

  • (Zoöl.), an African bird; the beefeater.
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Moth hunter

  • (Zoöl.), the goatsucker.
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Pot hunter

  • one who kills anything and everything that will help to fill has bag; also, a hunter who shoots game for the table or for the market.
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Spider hunter

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East Indian sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera.
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widow-hunter

Wid"ow-hunt`er noun
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  1. One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune. Addison.
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witch-hunter

  • noun someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions
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