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huntsman

[ huhnts-muh n ]

/ ˈhʌnts mən /

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noun, plural hunts·men.

the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.

a hunter.

Origin of huntsman

First recorded in 1560–70; hunt + 's¹ + man¹

OTHER WORDS FROM huntsman

hunts·man·ship, noun

Words nearby huntsman

huntington station, huntington's chorea, huntington's disease, huntress, hunts, huntsman, huntsman's-cup, huntsville, hunyadi, huon gulf, huon pine

Example sentences from the Web for huntsman

Just then a young boar came dashing by, and the huntsman stabbed it to death.

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But Huntsman was one of the conservatives who signed the Supreme Court amicus brief against Prop 8.

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The denouement itself appropriates the theme of the huntsman who spares the child he is obliged to kill.

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Huntsman would have been between 21 and 31 when she committed the crimes.

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Huntsman told police she did the killings between 1996 and 2006.

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"It is often said in Greenland that the Huntsman's eyes are capable of turning curses on whomsoever he will," Gard said heavily.

The Vinland Champions |Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
They went to the stables, when the king's huntsman gave them two strong horses.

The Forty-Five Guardsmen |Alexandre Dumas
He scowled fiercely at the huntsman, and that cautious individual edged away from him, bound as he was.

A Prince of Good Fellows |Robert Barr
The huntsman, bending forward over his horse's neck, encouraged him with voice and action.

The Man-Wolf and Other Tales |Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
The next morning it was cold and they desired a fire, and the huntsman went outside and gathered some leaves and sticks.

The Key to Success |Russell H. Conwell

British Dictionary definitions for huntsman

huntsman

/ (ˈhʌntsmən) /

noun plural -men

a person who hunts

a person who looks after and trains hounds, and manages them during a hunt