hunter

n. 1. One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter. [ 1913 Webster ]

No keener hunter after glory breathes. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hunter's room, the lunation after the harvest moon. --
Hunter's screw (Mech.), a differential screw, so named from the inventor. See under Differential. [ 1913 Webster ]