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Webster 1913 Edition

Hunter

Hunt′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.
2.
A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog.
Shak.
3.
A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
4.
One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game;
as, a fortune
hunter
a place
hunter
.
No keener
hunter
after glory breathes.
Tennyson.
5.
(Zool.)
A kind of spider. See
Hunting spider
, under
Hunting
.
6.
A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover.
Hunter’s room
,
the lunation after the harvest moon.
–
Hunter's screw
(Mech.)
,
a differential screw, so named from the inventor. See under
Differential
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hunter

HUNT'ER

,
Noun.
One who pursues wild animals with a view to take them, either for sport or for food.
1.
A dog that scents game, or is employed in the chase.
2.
A horse used in the chase.

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