hunter

noun7

1. •
   a person who chases and kills wild animals, for fun or for food
2. •
   One who hunts or seeks after anything.

   • The hunter becomes the hunted.
3. •
   A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

   • ‘His favourite Hunter who was turned out in the park on his going abroad, somehow or other fell ill […] .’ — 1792
4. •
   A dog used in hunting; a hunting dog.

   • thy intercepter, full of despite, bloody as the hunter, attends thee at the orchard end — 1601
5. •
   A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
6. •
   A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.
7. •
   A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

   • Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […] — 2008