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

   Hunter's screw (Mech.), a differential screw, so named from
      the inventor. See under Differential.
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