huntsman
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The rider is believed to be Sam Jones, huntsman for the Cottesmore Hunt.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2023
Pygmy possums would be unlikely to share their box with the spiders; in 2019, a huntsman, which can be six inches from leg to leg, reportedly ate a pygmy possum in Tasmania.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
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
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
The only chap, reflected Sir Ector, who could be really useful in showin’ the King’s huntsman proper sport was that fellow Robin Hood.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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
“Good, good. Well, Lizzie, you’re a lucky little girl. Those huntsmen who found you brought you to the best place you could be.”
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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