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huntsman

[huhnts-muhn] / ˈhʌnts mən /


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Sean McAloon, huntsman with the Fermanagh Harriers, said he has been hunting from the age of two and is opposed to any ban.

From BBC May 26, 2026

Yet Fred’s whispery mumble made his words individually precious, like the feathery footprint of a Pleistocene huntsman on a windswept piece of stone.

From Washington Post Dec. 7, 2021

Andrii Ishchuk, as Hilarion, the huntsman in love with Giselle, struggled — and repeatedly failed — to keep his pulled above his nose.

From New York Times Oct. 22, 2021

Sent by an evil queen to capture an escaped princess, a huntsman instead becomes the young woman’s protector and helps her in her quest to regain control of her kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2019

I learned woodcraft from a huntsman named Laclith who traveled with us for nearly a whole season.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Instead of a four-wheeler or motorbike, the huntsmen are instead sitting on their couch, which is propelled by their motorized living room.

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2024

Two huntsmen from the Scottish Borders have been found guilty of breaching fox-hunting law.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2017

Hunter-gatherers certainly put their big brains to good use: They were sophisticated naturalists, toolmakers, huntsmen and politicians, not least because they could pool their knowledge and coordinate their actions through language.

From Washington Post Aug. 31, 2016

Had they ridden to hounds with their tenants, as 19th-century English gentlemen huntsmen did, then cheered them as they sent in the terriers, it might also have helped their cause.

From Economist Mar. 5, 2015

The huntsmen had retraced their steps halfway to Winterfell without finding any sign of where the Starks might have parted company with the direwolves.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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