Shikari Definition

shĭ-kärē, -kărē
shikaris
noun
In India, a hunter, esp. a native hunter who serves as a guide.
Webster's New World
A guide for big-game hunting.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Shikari

Noun

Singular:
shikari
Plural:
shikaris

Origin of Shikari

  • From Urdu / Hindi شکاری / शिकारी (Å¡ikārÄ«), from Persian شکاری (Å¡ekāri, “of hunting"), from شکار (Å¡ekār, “hunting, game").

    From Wiktionary

  • Hindi śikārī from Persian šikārī from šikār hunting from Middle Persian škār

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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