# hunter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʌntə/ · frequency rank #3,817

## Definitions
1. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
2. A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.
3. A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
4. One who hunts or seeks after anything.
5. A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.
6. A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
7. A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

## Etymology
From Middle English huntere, hunter, equivalent to hunt + -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).

## Easily confused with
- **hunts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunter-vs-hunts)
- **hunters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunter-vs-hunters)
- **hustler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunter-vs-hustler)
- **hunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunt-vs-hunter)
- **hater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hunter)
- **Huber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huber-vs-hunter)
- **hunger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunger-vs-hunter)
- **hotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hotter-vs-hunter)
- **hunted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunted-vs-hunter)
- **heater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/heater-vs-hunter)
- **hitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hitter-vs-hunter)
- **hinted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinted-vs-hunter)
- **hinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hinder-vs-hunter)
- **hanger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanger-vs-hunter)
- **Hester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hester-vs-hunter)
- **hander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hander-vs-hunter)
- **halter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halter-vs-hunter)
- **Humber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humber-vs-hunter)
- **hatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hunter)
- **hummer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hummer-vs-hunter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhunter`, `hnuter`, `hunetr`, `hunnter`, `hunterr`, `huntre`, `huntter`, `hutner`, `uhnter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hunter