huntsman
huntsman
Definition
hunts·man (hunts′mən)
noun pl. -·men-mən
- a hunter
- 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!
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