Synonyms for hunter

noun

1. A person who hunts

   huntsman, stalker, chaser, sportsman, pursuer, ferreter, big-game hunter, hawker, falconer, beater, gunner, poacher, nimrod, pigsticker, horsewoman, huntress, horseman, archer, deerstalker, pursuant, equestrian, fisher, angler, equestrienne, piscator, fisherman, piscatorian, piscatorialist, toxophile, Waltonian, toxophilite, toxophilist, bowman, shooter; see also trapper.

2. A dog or horse bred for hunting

   hunting dog, gun dog, hound, hound dog, courser, foxhound, rabbit hound, chaser, steed, equine, garran, stalking horse, hunting horse, mount; see also animal 1, dog 1, horse 1.

   Hunting dogs include: pointer, setter, boarhound, Great Dane, retriever, spaniel, bloodhound, whippet, borzoi, saluki, terrier, foxhound, wolfhound, Rhodesian ridgeback, beagle.