trapper

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Noun
  • The documentary focuses on the influence Kingsbury had on the film, from both behind and in front of the camera, as the embodiment of Robert Shaw’s iconic shark hunter, Quint.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 June 2025
  • With Badlands set to closely follow the adventures of a young Predator hunter trying to prove himself, this feels like only the beginning for an on-screen expansion of these aliens' history and culture.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.
    Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Trapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapper. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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