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/ʃa.sœʁ/
Translation
hunter
Word origin
From chasser ('to hunt'), from Vulgar Latin captiare, a variant of Latin captare ('to try to catch'), the frequentative of capere ('to take'). The word also names a fighter aircraft and a hotel pageboy in French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- captare
- English cognates
- chase, catch, capture
Grammar
Examples
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The hunter came home empty-handed.
partent .
The hunters set off before daybreak.
l' .
My uncle has been a hunter since the age of sixteen.
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A hunter showed us the way to the farm.
sagement barrière.
The hunter's dog waited quietly by the gate.
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