hunters

NOUN

a person who hunts

Synonyms

STRONG

chaser deerstalker falconer fisherman hawker huntress huntsman pursuer sportsman stalker trapper

WEAK

ferreter pursuant

NOUN

a dog or horse bred for hunting

Synonyms

STRONG

chaser courser foxhound hound

WEAK

gun dog hound dog hunting dog hunting horse rabbit hound stalking horse

Example Sentences

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Redfin says that roughly one in five—19.1%—U.S. house hunters looked to move from one part of the country to another in 1Q.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Therefore her top picks for the second quarter are those that cater to bargain hunters.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

They’ll join a recent wave of house hunters from the Bay Area flush with new tech fortunes and an appetite for second homes or vacation properties near the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

And helium-3 hunters might be able to recover useful volumes of from the Earth's crust after all.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

“There are few hiding places Arawn’s hunters will not discover.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander