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half-hunter

half-hunter noun: a pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a glass panel or hole in the centre of the lid, giving a view of the hands even when the watch is closed.

Noun

half-hunter (plural half-hunters)

  1. A pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a glass panel or hole in the centre of the lid, giving a view of the hands even when the watch is closed.
    • Securing me with one hand, he […] coaxed from a washleather fob hanging in company with a crucifix I imagine from his neck a gunmetal half-hunter, sprang open its case, held it to his eyes […]1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    demi-hunter

Synonyms of half-hunter

Forms of half-hunter

pluralhalf-hunters

Origin of half-hunter

From half- + hunter.

Questions about half-hunter

What does half-hunter mean?
Half-hunter means a pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a glass panel or hole in the centre of the lid, giving a view of the hands even when the watch is closed.
What part of speech is half-hunter?
Half-hunter is a noun.
What is the plural of half-hunter?
The plural of half-hunter is half-hunters.

Words near half-hunter in the dictionary

  1. half-hourlong
  2. half-hourly
  3. half-hours
  4. half-human
  5. half-humans
  6. half-hunter
  7. half-hunters
  8. half-identical
  9. half-inch
  10. half-inched
  11. half-inches

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