huntsman
|hunts-man|
/ˈhʌntsmən/
person who hunts
Etymology
'huntsman' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'huntesman', where 'hunt' came via Old English 'hunta' meaning 'hunter' and 'man' meant 'person'.
'huntsman' changed from Old English elements (hunta, meaning 'hunter') into Middle English 'huntesman' and eventually became the modern English form 'huntsman'.
Initially it meant 'one who hunts', and over time it also came to mean specifically 'the keeper or director of hounds' in organized hunts and has been applied to certain spiders (huntsman spider).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a man who hunts wild animals (as a profession or for sport).
The huntsman tracked the deer through the forest all morning.
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Noun 2
the person who manages and directs the hounds in a fox-hunt (also called the houndmaster or master of hounds).
At the meet the huntsman gave instructions to the whip and let the hounds loose.
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