HUNTER - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

someone who hunts game

Categories: Skilled worker, Trained worker, Skilled workman

Part of speech: Noun

a person who searches for something

Example: a treasure hunter

Categories: Seeker, Searcher, Quester

Part of speech: Noun

a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal

Categories: Watch, Ticker

The word "hunter" comes from Middle English hunter. Many other languages have similar words:

hunt – A related word in the same word family.

er – A related word in the same word family.

The Anglo-Saxons brought Germanic vocabulary to Britain in the 5th century CE.