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  • noun The leader of a hunt.

Etymologies

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hunt +‎ master

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Examples

  • Shropshire huntmaster Otis Ferry heard today that charges of “witness nobbling” – that saw him locked up for four months – are likely be dropped.

    Case against Otis Ferry on the point of collapse 2009

  • This was a weather-beaten sly-eyed male who, while equipped like a soldier, was actually the huntmaster of Roshchak.

    Hokas Pokas Anderson, Poul 2000

  • At the final door, Sir Roger s huntmaster stood with hawk on wrist and a pack of mastiffs at his feet.

    The High Crusade Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1960

  • I was even asked to an assembly at Wilhelmshohe, the Elector's palace, and danced a minuet there with the Hofmarshal's lovely daughter, and lost a few pieces to his excellency the first huntmaster of his Highness.

    Barry Lyndon William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Riding jackets with nipped waists and peplums, halterneck dresses and riding skirts with pleated inserts or origami folds: all came in huntmaster red, fuchsia and grey or black checked wools.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Riding jackets with nipped waists and peplums, halterneck dresses and riding skirts with pleated inserts or origami folds: all came in huntmaster red, fuchsia and grey or black checked wools.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • The Division's huntmaster mentors, writers and photographers provide in-depth "how-to" articles, videos, photos and other resources to help hunters become more successful in their pursuit of Colorado's most revered big game animal.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2010

  • Riding jackets with nipped waists and peplums, halterneck dresses and riding skirts with pleated inserts or origami folds: all came in huntmaster red, fuchsia and grey or black checked wools.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Riding jackets with nipped waists and peplums, halterneck dresses and riding skirts with pleated inserts or origami folds: all came in huntmaster red, fuchsia and grey or black checked wools.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Sam Butler, huntmaster of the Warwickshire Hunt, said he had complained to the CAA about a gyrocopter swooping low over the hunt ten days before Mr Morse was killed.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

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