English

Alternative forms

• shickaree, shikaree (dated)

Noun

shikari ‎(plural shikaris)

1. A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.

   • 1903: ‘I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a shikari,’ said Holmes. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Empty House’ (Norton 2005, p.807)

Japanese

Romanization

shikari

1. rōmaji reading of しかり