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Huntar, Hunter, n. Also: huntare, hwntar; hunteir; hontare, hountar, -er(e. [ME. honter, hunter, huntere (c 1250).Early examples occur in the place-names Hunterisford (c 1220) and Ormehunterisland (1359), and in the personal names quoted below.]

A huntsman, a hunter; and in fig. senses. 1329 Exch. R. I. 131.
[Gilmichel hunter, pauperi
1331 Ib. 405.
Gilisio Hounter, gardenario
1365 Rot. Sc. 891/2.
Patricius Hountere, … mercator de Scotia
1420 Exch. R. IV. 311.
Per cedulam … Nicholai Huntare
1447 Ib. V. 293.]
Terrarum de Arnele Huntare, per saisinam datam Willelmo Huntare
(a) ?1438 Alex. ii. 2681.
All four … with bow and brais, as fallis huntaris
c1475 Wall. vi. 16.
To glaid the huntar with thair merye sang
a1500 Henr. Fab. 326 (A).]
[In come Gib Huntar, our joly cat
1518 Glenartney Doc.
How ȝe sal punis … commone stalkaris and huntaris
c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1642.
Off hym no more he doith declare Except he was ane strang huntare
1581 Burne Disput. 183 b.
Thay cum to thair communione as to ane huntaris banket
fig. a1578 Pitsc. I. 175/10.
He had bene ane huntar of mischeif ower lang
(b) c1460 Wisd. Sol. 694.
The woman … , quhilk is the gyrne of the hunter to tak the wild bestis
1513 Doug. xiii. iii. 27.
[The hounds] about the master hunteir … quakand standis for feir
1596 Dalr. I. 137/8.
The body … sulde be destributed at his pleisure quha war maistir hunter
(c) 1456 Hay I. 23/4.
[Pope] Johne the xij, … the quhilk was a hontare
1529 Lynd. Complaynt 398.
Pouertie … fled … Amangis the hountaris in the Ylis
c1536 Id. Compl. Bagsche 326.
Quhen ane strange hounter blawis his horne
fig. 1600-1610 Melvill 274.
These simple foulles, this way fangit in the net of these craftie hountaris

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