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Definition of "hunter-gatherer" []

  • A member of a people subsisting in the wild on food obtained by hunting and foraging. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hunter-gatherer" in a sentence
  • "However, it would be misleading to suggest that all the Polar Eskimos here belong to a culture which could be called "hunter-gatherer"."
  • "Toma has lived the old way of being a hunter-gatherer, and he is legendary among his people for being very brave."
  • "Sort of like weightlifting or special diets--activities which no hunter-gatherer would have engaged in, but which help our bodies return to a more natural state of health and wellbeing."
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