as in hunter
a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals
a tribe of hunter-gatherers
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Recent Examples of hunter-gatherer
Zimapán man was likely a seasonal seminomadic hunter-gatherer from the ancient Mesoamerican Otopame culture.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The researchers propose they were intended to guide thirsty hunter-gatherers to water sources that were often concealed behind boulders and sandstone formations and to mark access rights.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Archaeological evidence from Eastern Siberia’s Cis-Baikal region shows that some ancient hunter-gatherer groups treated dogs and even wolves with mortuary care comparable to that given to humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The remains, which came from hunter-gatherer communities, were found in tightly crouched or squatting postures and appear to have been smoke-dried over fire before burial in a process of mummification, the researchers said.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The researchers propose they were intended to guide thirsty hunter-gatherers to water sources that were often concealed behind boulders and sandstone formations and to mark access rights.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Archaeological evidence from Eastern Siberia’s Cis-Baikal region shows that some ancient hunter-gatherer groups treated dogs and even wolves with mortuary care comparable to that given to humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The remains, which came from hunter-gatherer communities, were found in tightly crouched or squatting postures and appear to have been smoke-dried over fire before burial in a process of mummification, the researchers said.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunter-gatherer
Noun
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Her primary areas of study are hunter-gather societies, technological change, and human-material interactions most broadly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Oct. 2025
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Martin knocked on the hunter’s small tent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wright called 911 for help, which included a trapper that captured the gator.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Typically, the life of a mountain man or trapper was a hard and isolated lifestyle.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Hunter-gatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunter-gatherer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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