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Huntsman definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HUNTS'MAN, n. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.
1. The servant whose office it is to manage the chase.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who hunts game [syn: hunter, huntsman]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1561 1. hunter 1a 2. a person who manages a hunt and looks after the hounds

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -men) 1 a hunter. 2 a hunt official in charge of hounds.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Huntsman Hunts"man, n.; pl. Huntsmen. 1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting. 2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds. --L'Estrange. Huntsman's cup (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common American pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(huntsmen) A huntsman is a person who hunts wild animals, especially one who hunts foxes on horseback using dogs. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Hunter.