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huntsman Definition

hunts·man (hunts′mən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

  1. a hunter
  2. the manager of a hunt, in charge of the hounds

huntsman Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Should the HoC go for a complete ban we could well see huntsmen from England traveling across the border.
  • employ: There are 71 recognized beagle packs, about fifty of which employ a huntsman or kennel huntsman.
  • assist: The whippers-in also wear the hunt uniform and are there to assist the huntsman.
  • carry: TINTERN DRUMMER GIRL by Sargeant Drummer Thoroughbred mare who carried huntsman of the D & SSH for many seasons across Exmoor.
  • become: It explains how a priest with low morals became a demon huntsman.

Preposition: on

  • horse: The scene features huntsmen on horse back, hounds and the cunning fox escaping.
  • foot: Foot packs Dogs under the control of huntsmen on foot are also used to hunt foxes in Scotland.

Converse of subject

  • control: The five hill packs are controlled by a huntsman on foot and operate over hilly terrain.
  • pursue: A Stag, pursued by the huntsmen, concealed himself under cover of a thick Vine.

Adjective modifier

  • chief: She became an intimate friend of a Frenchwoman named Prote, the wife of a merchant who lived with the chief huntsman.
  • keen: He was a keen huntsman and had been a regular visitor to the Cotswold Hunt.
  • professional: Lindsay Hill As a professional huntsman for nearly 25 years, I feel I am well qualified to remark on the benefits of hunting.
  • good: Skilled in the Arts and Science, Louis XIV was also a good huntsman.
  • other: Other royal huntsmen included Edward III, Henry III, Henry IV and Edward IV.
  • royal: Other royal huntsmen included Edward III, Henry III, Henry IV and Edward IV.

Modifies a noun

  • spider: I love watching the huntsmen spiders climb down their webs and drink from the puddles.
  • ride: Their cottage turns into the neat farm and a huntsman rides by - a king - who selects Blanch as his wife.

Noun used with modifier

  • kennel: There are 71 recognized beagle packs, about fifty of which employ a huntsman or kennel huntsman.
  • demon: It explains how a priest with low morals became a demon huntsman.

Possessives

  • horn: If the huntsmen's horns and baying dogs disturbed his sleep during his illness, he only said, " Ah!