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# hunter

noun (a hunter, hunters)

«hunter» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hunter is a person who hunts wild animals for food or sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#m1)
2. A hunter is an animal that hunts other animals, a predator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#m2)
3. A hunter is someone who searches hard for something: a treasure hunter, a bargain hunter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons early people were hunter-gatherers, getting food by hunting animals and gathering plants. In science, hunters (predators) like lions, owls and sharks catch prey; food chains show hunter and hunted. In stories hunters track animals, or treasure hunters search for gold. Phrases: «hunter-gatherer», «treasure hunter», «bargain hunter», «a skilled hunter».

### Examples

- Stone Age people were hunter-gatherers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x1)
- The owl is a silent night hunter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x2)
- The hunter followed the deer's tracks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x3)
- Cats are natural hunters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x4)
- A treasure hunter found old coins on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x5)
- Sharks are powerful ocean hunters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x6)
- In the story, the hunter saved Little Red Riding Hood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x7)
- My aunt is a real bargain hunter at sales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x8)
- "Hail, fair maiden!" says the hunter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/#x9)

### Note

Countable. Built from hunt + er. In science words: hunter = predator; hunted = prey. «Orion the Hunter» is a famous constellation.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Nimrod's title "mighty hunter before the LORD" is read by some commentators as a warning about a proud ruler, and by others as praise. In the primary lessons: In history lessons early people were hunter-gatherers, getting food by hunting animals and gathering plants. In science, hunters (predators) like lions, owls and sharks catch prey; food chains show hunter and hunted. In stories hunters track animals, or treasure hunters search for gold. Phrases: «hunter-gatherer», «treasure hunter», «bargain hunter», «a skilled hunter».

### Examples

- He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; wherefore it is said: 'Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.' (Torah GEN.10.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hunter/#x1)
- And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hunter/#x2)
- Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. (Writings PRO.6.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hunter/#x3)

### Note

Countable. Built from hunt + er. In science words: hunter = predator; hunted = prey. «Orion the Hunter» is a famous constellation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hunter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hunter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hunter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hunter.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hunter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hunter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hunter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hunter.html) on Mova free.