bounty hunter
noun
1
: one who tracks down and captures outlaws for whom a reward is offered
2
: one who hunts predatory animals for the reward offered
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Instead of killing the child or turning him in, Mando takes the 50-year-old lil' tyke in search of a safe place for him while dodging other bounty hunters and what remains of the Imperial forces.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Saddling up the white mustang that Santino tamed mere hours ago in the ring, Rosa and Santino ride out together into the dusty dunes beyond Rome, pursued by the elder Rupe’s bounty hunters and Buffalo Bill himself.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
The series sees Bacon playing a bounty hunter who comes back from the dead, only to find that his role now comes with a demonic twist.
—People Staff, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite what the title of the anthology may suggest, Lucasfilm Animation isn't glorifying mercenaries and bounty hunters here… even if most of this episode is an awesome, explosive heist scene.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 May 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Saddling up the white mustang that Santino tamed mere hours ago in the ring, Rosa and Santino ride out together into the dusty dunes beyond Rome, pursued by the elder Rupe’s bounty hunters and Buffalo Bill himself.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
The series sees Bacon playing a bounty hunter who comes back from the dead, only to find that his role now comes with a demonic twist.
—People Staff, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite what the title of the anthology may suggest, Lucasfilm Animation isn't glorifying mercenaries and bounty hunters here… even if most of this episode is an awesome, explosive heist scene.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bounty hunter
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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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