What is "hunter"

Watch \Watch\ (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr. wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache.

1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night.

   Shepherds keeping watch by night.
   --Milton.

   All the long night their mournful watch they keep.
   --Addison.

   Note: Watch was formerly distinguished from ward, the former signifying a watching or guarding by night, and the latter a watching, guarding, or protecting by day Hence, they were not unfrequently used together, especially in the phrase to keep watch and ward, to denote continuous and uninterrupted vigilance or protection, or both watching and guarding. This distinction is now rarely recognized, watch being used to signify a watching or guarding both by night and by day, and ward, which is now rarely used, having simply the meaning of guard, or protection, without reference to time.

   Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward.
   --Spenser.

   Ward, guard, or custodia, is chiefly applied to the daytime, in order to apprehend rioters, and robbers on the highway . . . Watch, is properly applicable to the night only, . . . and it begins when ward ends, and ends when that begins.
   --Blackstone.

2. One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.

   Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch; go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
   --Matt. xxvii. 65.

3. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.

   He upbraids Iago, that he made him Brave me upon the watch.
   --Shak.

4. The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

   I did stand my watch upon the hill.
   --Shak.

   Might we but hear . . . Or whistle from the lodge, or village cock Count the night watches to his feathery dames.
   --Milton.

5. A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.

   Note: Watches are often distinguished by the kind of escapement used, as an anchor watch, a lever watch, a chronometer watch, etc. (see the Note under Escapement, n., 3); also, by the kind of case, as a gold or silver watch, an open-faced watch, a hunting watch, or hunter, etc.

6. (Naut.)

   1. An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch.

   2. That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch. Anchor watch (Naut.), a detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck when a vessel is at anchor. To be on the watch, to be looking steadily for some event. Watch and ward (Law), the charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace. --Wharton. --Burrill. Watch and watch (Naut.), the regular alternation in being on watch and off watch of the two watches into which a ship's crew is commonly divided. Watch barrel, the brass box in a watch, containing the mainspring. Watch bell (Naut.), a bell struck when the half-hour glass is run out, or at the end of each half hour. --Craig. Watch bill (Naut.), a list of the officers and crew of a ship as divided into watches, with their stations. --Totten. Watch case, the case, or outside covering, of a watch; also, a case for holding a watch, or in which it is kept. Watch chain. Same as watch guard, below. Watch clock, a watchman's clock; see under Watchman. Watch fire, a fire lighted at night, as a signal, or for the use of a watch or guard. Watch glass.

      1. A concavo-convex glass for covering the face, or dial, of a watch; -- also called watch crystal.

      2. (Naut.) A half-hour glass used to measure the time of a watch on deck.

         Watch guard, a chain or cord by which a watch is attached to the person.

         Watch gun (Naut.), a gun sometimes fired on shipboard at 8 p. m., when the night watch begins.

         Watch light, a low-burning lamp used by watchers at night; formerly, a candle having a rush wick.

         Watch night, The last night of the year; -- so called by the Methodists, Moravians, and others, who observe it by holding religious meetings lasting until after midnight.

         Watch paper, an old-fashioned ornament for the inside of a watch case, made of paper cut in some fanciful design, as a vase with flowers, etc.

         Watch tackle (Naut.), a small, handy purchase, consisting of a tailed double block, and a single block with a hook.

mid-13c. (attested in place names from late 12c.), from hunt + -er (1). The Old English word was hunta.

n. 1 One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman. 2 A dog used in hunting. 3 A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting. 4 One who hunts or seeks after anything. 5 A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider. 6 A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

1. n. someone who hunts game [syn: huntsman]

2. a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter"

3. a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal [syn: hunting watch]

A hunter is someone who engages in the act of hunting.

Hunter may also refer to:

Hunter is an American police television drama created by Frank Lupo, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. It starred Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall. The title character Sgt. Rick Hunter was a wily, physically imposing, often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolved many of their cases by lethal force, but no more so than many other related television dramas.

The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series. Stepfanie Kramer left after the sixth season (1990) to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers.

"Hunter" is a song by Icelandic musician Björk from her 1997 album Homogenic. The lyrics of "Hunter" explore the pressure Björk felt to write music after realising the workforce that depended on her, following the success she found as a solo artist with her previous studio albums. The first time the song saw the light of day was at the 1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert and later with the online promotional release of Homogenic; the track was subsequently released as the third single for the album as three different CD releases in October 1998. A collaborative effort between Björk and Mark Bell, "Hunter" features a dark combination of strings and layered synths, a militaristic electronic beat, and enigmatic lyrics about the heading towards a mission.

Most commentators were enticed by "Hunter", which they declared one of the highlights of the Homogenic album. The single performed poorly at the music charts, it peaked at number forty-four on the UK Singles Chart and number fifty-five on the French Singles Chart. The song was included in the compilation album Greatest Hits (2002), whose tracks were selected by fans through a survey.

The accompanying music video of "Hunter" was directed by longtime collaborator Paul White of Me Company and consists of a close-up of a bald Björk as she transforms into an "techno-bear" while singing. Seeking to convey the music's fusion of organic and technological, the polar bear was animated in a non-naturalistic fashion; the bear also embodies the ferocious hunter the lyrics represent. The song's video garnered acclaim from critics. Björk has performed "Hunter" on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' and in five of her tours, the most recent being the Vulnicura Tour.

"Hunter" is a song by British singer Dido released as the third single from No Angel, her debut album. "Hunter" went to the top ten on the World Adult Charts and top 20 on the UK Singles Chart while achieving top five success in Portugal and Greece. "Hunter" tells the tale of restlessness in a failing relationship and the singer's wish to be a "hunter", or unencumbered person, once again.

Hunter is a 1973 film directed by Leonard Horn and written by Cliff Gould, starring John Vernon, involving the kidnapping and brainwashing of a race car driver in order to turn him into an assassin against America. The torture used against him involves forcing him to watch footage of the Winged monkeys from The Wizard of Oz, a-la A Clockwork Orange, giving rise to the now-famous pop-culture catch phrase "Please, stop the monkeys!"

Hunter is a 1989 novel written by William Luther Pierce, the founder and chairman of the National Alliance, a white nationalist group, under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald. Pierce also used this pseudonym to write the better-known The Turner Diaries, a 1978 novel with similar themes. Some consider Hunter a prequel to the Turner Diaries, detailing the rise of the racist paramilitary group termed 'The Organization', which would play a dominant role in the book.

Hunter portrays the actions of Oscar Yeager ( anglicization of Jäger, German for hunter), a Vietnam veteran F-4 Phantom pilot and Washington, D.C.-area Defense Department consultant who embarks on a plan to assassinate interracial couples and public figures advocating civil rights in the D.C. area. Yeager's crimes quickly lead to broad national repercussions and draw him into the plans of both a white nationalist group and an ambitious FBI official to take advantage of the turmoil he has helped to start.

Hunter shares with The Turner Diaries Pierce's depiction of the United States as overrun by liberalism and covertly dominated by Jews. His depictions of and attitudes of the protagonists towards Jews, African-Americans, Latinos, and Asians mirror Pierce's and the National Alliance's ideology. Hunter reveals this ideology more didactically and directly than did The Turner Diaries. At the novel's beginning, the protagonist is a nonideological racist unattached to antisemitism. He gradually develops his ideology and perspectives during his campaign and through contact with the allies that he meets. Much of the story's dialogue consists of discussion and debate on the " Jewish question."

Hunter is the name of two fictional DC Comics villains who appear in stories of the Legion of Super-Heroes. They are not to be confused with Rip Hunter.

Hunter was an educational Australian children's television series that aired in the mid 1980s and early 1990s on the ABC. Twenty-four episodes were filmed and produced in Hobart, Tasmania, by ABC Hobart between 1984 and 1985, although the series was repeated often on ABC TV until 1992.

It focused around a man, known as "Hunter", investigating, or "hunting" for information. His clothing was akin to an old English detective. Hunter's favoured mode of transport was a bicycle adorned with a bright small triangular flag at the end of a pole. He was played by Philip Sabine.

His companions included "Computer Cat" (CC), represented by a puppet on the show (voiced by Hobart stage actress Noreen Le Mottee), and a mouse, represented by a live mouse named Albert, which often ran around in the brim of his hat. He was also occasionally joined on his adventures by his niece Minnie (played by Melissa Yard). CC was made by Jennifer Davidson, founder of Terrapin Puppet Theatre, which is based in Hobart.

The theme song to the show included the lyrics "What, why, where and when, that's Hunter!".

The Hunter show was watched by many Australian school children, often as part of their school curriculum, at primary-school level.

Philip Sabine, who played Hunter, still resides in Tasmania. He is known for drinking coffee from a scientific beaker, and his extended knowledge in a number of technical fields. The actor who played Mini currently resides in Sydney.

In May 2012, it was revealed that Noreen and Philip had "rescued" Computer Cat from a practical joke at the conclusion of a party at the ABC Hobart office when the children's educational television unit closed. Noreen shared the story when she donated the real Computer Cat to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's puppet collection, where she joins Computer Cat's cousin, Sandy (who appeared in just one episode).

Hunter was an Australian espionage adventure television series screened by the Nine Network from Tuesday 4 July 1967 to 1969. The series was created by Ian Jones and produced by Crawford Productions.

Hunter is a 3D action-adventure game in which the player navigates around a series of islands. Hunter was developed by Paul Holmes and Martin Walker (music), and it was released by Activision for the Amiga and Atari ST home computers in 1991. The combination of the game's 3D graphics and sandbox-type gameplay has been subsequently compared to the Grand Theft Auto series and similar sandbox games, such as Far Cry 2.

Hunter is a Polish heavy metal band, founded in 1985 in Szczytno by Paweł Grzegorczyk and Grzegorz Sławiński. The name of the group comes from the title of the song "Die Hard The Hunter" by Def Leppard.

In 2004-2009, the band Hunter was host of the festival "Hunterfest". It took place in Szczytno on the towns beach every August. 2009 was the last edition of this festival. Foreign bands that played were such as Sepultura, Fear Factory and Napalm Death.

Hunter is an album by Philadelphia metalcore band A Life Once Lost. It is their most successful album to date, having reached spot 28 on the Top Heatseekers Chart.

Hunter is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Adriana Hunter, British translator
• Aislinn Hunter, Canadian writer and poet
• Al Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alan Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Albert Hunter (1900–1969), British politician
• Alberta Hunter (1895–1984), American singer
• Alexander Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alexis Hunter (born 1948), New Zealand painter and photographer
• Allan Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ally Hunter (born 1949), Scottish footballer
• Alyson Hunter (born 1948), New Zealand photographer
• Amy Hunter (born 1966), American actress and model
• Andrew Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people named Andrew or Andy
• Andria Hunter (born 1967), Canadian women's ice hockey player
• Anji Hunter (born 1955), British political consultant
• Anne Hunter (1742–1821), poet and socialite
• Anthony R. Hunter (born 1943), British-American biologist
• April Hunter (born 1974), American professional wrestler
• Art Hunter (born 1933), American football player
• Barry Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bertrum Hunter (1906–1948), American baseball player
• Bill Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Billy Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brian Hunter (outfielder) (born 1971), American baseball player
• Bruce Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Buddy Hunter (born 1947), American baseball player
• Catfish Hunter (1946–1999), American baseball player
• Chris Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Danielle Hunter, American football player
• David Hunter (1803–1888), American general
• Duncan Hunter (born 1948), American politician
• Eddie Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Evan Hunter (born 1926), American author and screenwriter
• Francis Hunter (1894–1981), American tennis player
• Frank Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Geoff Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gordon Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Hal Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Heather Hunter (born 1969), American hip hop artist
• Herb Hunter (1895–1970), American baseball player
• Holly Hunter (born 1958), American actress
• Howard W. Hunter (1907–1995), American church leader
• Ian Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• J. A. Hunter (1887–1963), British hunter and writer
• James Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jeffrey Hunter (1926–1969), American actor
• J. Marvin Hunter (1880–1957), American publisher and writer
• John Hunter (Royal Navy officer) (1737–1821), British admiral and colonial governor
• John Hunter (surgeon) (1728–1793), Scottish surgeon
• Johnny Hunter, Australian rugby league footballer
• Kelly Hunter (born 1963), British actress
• Kenneth Hunter (1939-2013), Scottish physician
• Kim Hunter (1922–2002), American actress
• Louis C. Hunter (1898–1984), American economic historian
• Marc Hunter (1953–1998), New Zealand singer
• Mark Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Matt Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Matthew A. Hunter (1878–1961), metallurgist
• Michael Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Norman Hunter (footballer) (born 1943), English football player
• Paul Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• R. J. Hunter (born 1993), American basketball player
• Rachel Hunter (born 1969), New Zealand model
• Reginald D. Hunter (born 1969), American comedian
• Rielle Hunter (born 1964), American film producer
• Robert Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robin Hunter (1929–2004), British actor
• Ron Hunter (born 1964), American basketball coach (father of R. J.)
• Ronald Hunter (c. 1943–2013), American actor
• Stephen Hunter (born 1946), American author
• Steve Hunter (born 1948), American guitarist
• Tab Hunter (born 1931), American actor
• Thomas Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Todd Ames Hunter (born 1953), American politician
• Torii Hunter (born 1975), American baseball player
• William Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Zach Hunter (born 1991), American activist

Hunter is a two-part BBC One police drama. Hugh Bonneville and Janet McTeer reprised their roles as the dysfunctional detective double-act following on from the 2007 series Five Days.

The series aired in the UK on Monday 18 January 2009 on BBC One at 9pm and achieved an average of 5.4m viewers during first episode. It was simulcast on BBC HD.

A hunter may refer to:

• Field hunter, type of horse used in the hunt field for fox hunting. It may be of any breed, but should possess stamina, a level head, and bravery. The horse should have a safe jump, so as not to get caught on any of the solid obstacles found in the hunt field.
• Show hunter is a horse that competes in the American hunter jumper division, a branch of competitive horseback riding
• Show hunter (British), is shown primarily on the flat in Britain, while the British "working hunter" must also jump a series of rustic fences

Hunter is a 1999 action/ science fiction/ thriller novel by James Byron Huggins.

Robert Alan Hunter (1 October 1975 – 20 October 2011), better known as Hunter or Huntz, was an Australian rapper and hip hop artist. He was a founder of Perth's hip hop scene in the 1990s and a member of the MC collective Syllabolix (SBX) Crew. During his career, he released four albums: Done DL (2002), Going Back to Yokine (2006), Monster House (2010) and Fear and Loathing (2011).

Hunter died of neuroendocrine cancer in 2011 at the age of 36. He was post-humously inducted into the Western Australian Music Industry Awards Hall of Fame and was the subject of a documentary titled Hunter: For the Record (see below) which recorded the final years of his life. The anniversary of his death was commemorated by an "AUS All Star" gig and an inaugural Australian rules match, named the Robert Hunter Cup in his honour, both events which brought together members of the hip hop community from across Australia (see below).

Hunter is a full length studio album by Chinese-American artist Baiyu released on June 13, 2012. The studio album component of "Hunter" is part of a larger project that is to be accompanied by a book of poetry as well as a comic book series and animated short entitled "The Illuminators" for which she is basis of the animated heroine. The album features several up and coming, as well as established artists including Los of Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records; Rotimi, a singer-songwriter who is known for his role on the show "Boss" from the Starz Network; Barbadian soul singer Hal Linton; as well as Paul Kim of American Idol (season 6).

According to Baiyu's website, "Hunter" is a project that has allowed Baiyu to "take her audience through a journey of sound in an exploration of any and all things fundamental to the cravings of human nature. Baiyu explains, 'I feel like we're all Hunters in our own right, whether we're looking for glory or acceptance; love or revenge; or even just the simple things in life that put a smile on our faces—it is a quest for something that is in a way almost primal and innate to our individual characters.'" She goes on to reveal that "Hunter's tracklist is thirteen tunes whose tone ranges from Electro-Pop to R&B to haunting Indie-esque melodies all blanketed with Baiyu's deep rooted soulful musicality—each touching upon something that Baiyu herself is hunting for."

For the launch of the music portion of "Hunter", Baiyu held a release event at the famed Custo Barcelona flagship store in SOHO. The music video for her first single from the album is a tune entitled "Invisible" featuring Rotimi, which garnered over 6 million views on WorldStarHipHop and is on regular rotation on Canada's MuchMusic television station. Upon release of the video, Vibe coined Baiyu as "an industry one-to-watch, Baiyu is on the verge of stardom.". Shortly after the release of the studio album, MTV Buzzworthy crowned Baiyu's track "Journey of Souls" one of its "Top 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week" paying her a "major compliment". The album was produced primarily by KQuick of Grand Staff LLC, who is known for his work with artists such as Ryan Leslie, Chris Brown, Fabolous, and Mýa.

Hunter is a 1977 United States dramatic television series starring James Franciscus and Linda Evans which centered on the exploits of a pair of undercover counterespionage agents. It aired from February 18 to May 27, 1977.

Hunter is a 2015 film directed by Gregory Hatanaka and starring Ron Becks with Magda Marcella, Kristine DeBell, George Lazenby and Laurene Landon. It follows the exploits of a veteran cop who must hunt down a cop killer as well as a female teenage serial killer.

Hunter is an English, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Dutch, and Scandinavian, masculine and feminine given name. In the United States, it can be both a masculine or feminine name but is almost entirely masculine elsewhere. Notable people with the name include:

• Hunter Doherty Adams, better known as Patch Adams (born 1945), American physician and activist
• Hunter Biden (born 1970), American lawyer
• Hunter Burgan (born 1976), American bassist
• Hunter Carpenter, American football player
• Hunter Davies (born 1936), British writer
• Hunter Foster (born 1969), American actor
• Hunter J. Francois (1924–2014), Saint Lucian politician
• Hunter Freeman (born 1985), American soccer player
• Hunter Gomez (born 1991), American actor
• Hunter Hayes (born 1991), American country music singer
• Hunter Harrison (born 1944), railroad executive
• Hunter Hillenmeyer (born 1980), American football player
• Hunter Johnson (disambiguation), several people
• Hunter Johnston (born 1980), better known as Delirious, American wrestler
• Hunter Lewis (born 1947), American economist
• Hunter Liggett (1857–1935), American general
• Hunter Lovins (born 1950), American author, educator and promoter
• Hunter Mahan (born 1982), American golfer
• Hunter Meighan (1914–2008), New York politician
• Hunter McGuire (1835–1900), American physician
• Hunter Parrish (born 1987), American actor
• Hunter Pence (born 1983), American baseball player
• Hunter Shinkaruk (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
• Hunter Smith (born 1977), American football player
• Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005), American writer
• Hunter Tylo (born 1962), American actress
• Hunter Wendelstedt (born 1971), American baseball umpire