manhunter

man·hunt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [man-huhnt]
- /ˈmænˌhʌnt/
- /ˈmænhʌntə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [man-huhnt]
- /ˈmænˌhʌnt/

Definitions of manhunter word

noun manhunter an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies. 1
noun manhunter an intensive search for any person. 1
noun manhunter Someone who hunts down a target in a manhunt. 1
noun manhunter A person who searches for men for sex. 0

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Origin of manhunter

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; man1 + hunt

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Parts of speech for Manhunter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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manhunter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

manhunter usage trend in Literature

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