Definition of manhunter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

law enforcementperson who hunts criminals or fugitives

The manhunter tracked the escaped convict through the dense forest.

bounty hunter

searchperson who searches for missing people

The manhunter was called in to find the lost hikers in the mountains.

searcher

tracker

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Origin of manhunter

Old English, mann (human) + hunta (hunter)

Examples of manhunter in a sentence

As a manhunter, she had an impressive record of captures.
The manhunter tracked the fugitive across state lines.
A skilled manhunter, she never failed to locate the missing.

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French:traqueur, enquêteur, ...
German:Verbrecherjäger, Sucher nach Vermissten, ...
Italian:cacciatore di criminali, ricercatore di persone, ...
Spanish:cazador de hombres, rastreador, ...
Portuguese:perseguidor de fugitivos, caçador de pessoas, ...
Chinese:追捕者, 搜救人员, ...
Japanese:犯罪者ハンター, 行方不明者捜索者, ...
Arabic:مطارد المجرمين, باحِث عَنْ مَفْقودين, ...
Hebrew:רוֹדֵף פּוֹשְׁעִים, מְחַפֵּשׂ נֶעֱדָרִים, ...
Russian:сыщик, спасатель, ...
Ukrainian:мисливець за злочинцями, шукач, ...
Hindi:अपराधी शिकारी, लापता व्यक्ति खोजकर्ता, ...
Bengali:অপরাধী শিকারী, নিখোঁজ ব্যক্তির সন্ধানকারী, ...
Catalan:caçador de criminals, cercador de persones desaparegudes, ...
Czech:lovec zločinců, pátrač, ...
Danish:kriminel jæger, redningsmand, ...
Dutch:mensenjager, mensenzoeker, ...
Greek:κυνηγός εγκληματιών, ανιχνευτής αγνοουμένων, ...
Hungarian:fejvadász, kereső, ...
Khmer:អ្នកតាមចាប់ឧក្រិដ្ឋជន, អ្នកស្វែងរកមនុស្សបាត់ខ្លួន, ...
Korean:인간 사냥꾼, 실종자 수색자, ...
Persian:شکارچی انسان, جستجوگر انسان, ...
Polish:łowca ludzi, poszukiwacz ludzi, ...
Portuguese (BR):perseguidor de fugitivos, caçador de pessoas, ...
Romanian:vânător de oameni, căutător de oameni, ...
Swedish:brottsjägare, människojägare, ...
Thai:นักล่าคนร้าย, นักล่ามนุษย์, ...
Turkish:insan avcısı, ...
Vietnamese:thợ săn tội phạm, người săn người, ...

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