Hunter

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Hunter. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Hunter, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Hunter in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Hunter you have here. The definition of the word Hunter will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofHunter, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: hunter

English

Etymology

From hunter.

Proper noun

Hunter (countable and uncountable, plural Hunters)

  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename
    1. A place in Australia
      1. A river in New South Wales, Australia; flowing 300 km from the Mount Royal Range within Barrington Tops National Park into the Tasman Sea at Newcastle; named for John Hunter, 2nd Governor of New South Wales.
      2. A river in Western Australia, Australia; flowing 16 km from Donkins Hill near Mitchell River National Park into the Timor Sea; named by Australian explorer Philip Parker King for James Hunter, the surgeon of King's HMS Mermaid.
      3. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia
    2. A river in northwest Otago, New Zealand; flowing into Lake Hāwea.
    3. A river in Prince Edward Island, Canada; flowing from near Hartville into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near North Rustico.
    4. A locale in the United States.
      1. A city in Kansas; named for early settler Al Hunter.
      2. A city in South Dakota; named for local landowner John Hunter.
      3. A town in Arkansas.
      4. A town in New York, and a village within that town.
      5. An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio; named for Ohio congressman W. F. Hunter.
      6. A census-designated place in Warren County, Ohio.
      7. A town in Oklahoma.
      8. A town in Wisconsin.
      9. A census-designated place in Missouri; named for early landowner John Hunter.
      10. A census-designated place in Tennessee.
      11. A ghost town in Nevada.

Derived terms

Translations