Phrase guide

bounty hunter

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hunter, huntsman

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pursuer, chaser

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَائِدُ ٱلْجَوَائِز (ṣāʔidu l-jawāʔiz) — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賞金獵人 /赏金猎人 (shǎngjīn lièrén) — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Dutch: premiejager — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Estonian: pearahakütt — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Finnish: palkkionmetsästäjä — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • French: chasseur de primes — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • German: Kopfgeldjäger — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Greek: κυνηγός επικυρηγμένων (kynigós epikyrigménon) — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Hebrew: צייד ראשים (tzayad rashim) — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Ido: premiochasero — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Ido: premiochasisto — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Italian: cacciatore di taglie — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Japanese: 賞金稼ぎ (shōkin kasegi) — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Korean: 현상금 사냥꾼 (hyeonsanggeum sanyangkkun) — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dusørjeger — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Polish: łowca nagród — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Portuguese: caçador de recompensas — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Romanian: vânător de recompense — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Russian: охо́тник за голова́ми (oxótnik za golovámi) — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Serbo-Croatian: ловац на главе — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Serbo-Croatian: lovac na glave — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Spanish: cazarrecompensas — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Swedish: prisjägare — person who catches criminals in return for a reward
  • Turkish: ödül avcısı — person who catches criminals in return for a reward