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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This bizarre tale about being picked up by bounty hunters, taken to an unmarked warehouse without access to food, water or an attorney were clearly fabricated. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025 Along the way, visitors will pass through the Super Duper Mart and meet a soldier named Maximus wearing T-60 armor as well as an ageless bounty hunter known as the Ghoul who has endured centuries of radiation exposure. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 June 2025 Former assassin and bounty hunter Asajj Ventress is forced to go on the run with an unlikely new ally, and space outlaw Cad Bane confronts an old pal on the opposite side of the law. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2025 Then again, diehards might tell you this extra adventure starring Samus and other six rival bounty hunters – Trace, Weavel, Noxus, Spire, Kanden, and Sylux – racing to a distant star system to secure 'ultimate power' is essential playing. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bounty hunter

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of bounty hunter was in 1868

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“Bounty hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounty%20hunter. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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