Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who pursues the lion as a beast of the chase.
- noun A person given to the pursuit or lionizing of notabilities. See
lion , 6.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun someone who tries to attract social lions as guests.
- noun someone who hunts lions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who hunts lions
- noun someone who tries to attract social lions as guests
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Examples
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Unfortunately, in a primary sense ‘lion-hunter’ was a compliment, and Soames doubted whether its secondary sense had ever been ‘laid down’ as libellous.
The Silver Spoon 2004
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(But then Gregor had the physique of a lion-hunter, and could permit himself the luxury of debauch.)
Succedaneum 2004
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Hamza at sixty is still the city's most renowned fighter and lion-hunter.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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They were a body trained in the school of a terrible experience of twenty-four years; they had learned, like the lion-hunter, Gerard, to take death by the mane, and look into his fiery eyes without blenching; they were fit for this service, which demanded the best nerve of the two most powerful nations of the world.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 Various
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A woman lion-hunter entertained a dinner party of distinguished authors.
Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Anonymous
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Professor Kraill read Marcella's letter and thought she was probably a rather emotional, rather intense and rather original lion-hunter.
Captivity M. Leonora Eyles 1924
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'By the way, are _you_ a lion-hunter?' asked Susie flippantly.
The Magician 1919
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His exploits as a lion-hunter were well known, and it was reported that human blood was on his hands.
The Magician 1919
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"And he takes his vermouth at Tortoni's with Lagrene, Scholl and Pertuiset, the lion-hunter," added Moncharmin.
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A shot wounded him slightly and, Mr. Tarlton, Roosevelt's companion, an experienced lion-hunter, told him that the lion was sure to charge.
Theodore Roosevelt Edmund Lester Pearson 1908
hernesheir commented on the word lion-hunter
1. someone who tries to attract social lions as guests. --GNU Webster's 1913
April 25, 2011
vanderpink commented on the word lion-hunter
You'll never catch me, Professor.
April 25, 2011