Definition of Bounty hunter

1. Noun. Someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered.

Generic synonyms: Chaser, Pursuer

2. Noun. A hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty.
Generic synonyms: Hunter, Huntsman

Definition of Bounty hunter

1. Noun. A person who catches criminals and brings them to the police in return for a reward. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bounty Hunter

bounteously
bounteousness
bounteousnesses
bountied
bounties
bountiful
bountifull
bountifuller
bountifully
bountifulness
bountifulnesses
bountihead
bountree
bountrees
bounty
bounty hunter
bounty hunters
bouquet
bouquet fever
bouquet garni
bouquetin
bouquetlike
bouquets
bourbon
bourbon cream
bourbon creams
bourbonism
bourbonisms
bourbons
bourd

Literary usage of Bounty hunter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Corporate Crime in America: Strengthening the "Good Citizen" Corporation edited by Richard P. Conaboy (1998)
"It has also made some private bounty hunter lawyers multi-millionaires, and it has been a windfall for the bounty hunter employees. ..."

2. Florida: The Keysby Don Philpott by Don Philpott (2002)
"The bounty hunter, one of the many charter fishing boats, ... The world record for a great barracuda was set on the bounty hunter when a 581b fish was ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"South of town, Crystal Beach's fishing pier reaches out from an old-fashioned park on Gulf Drive N. From New Port Richey, bounty hunter Sport Fishing, ..."

4. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"The bounty-hunter who has travelled from fan away to gather information in the saloon. The music stops, and the clocks. ..."

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