hunter-gather

Verb

hunter-gather (third-person singular simple present hunter-gathers, present participle hunter-gathering, simple past and past participle hunter-gathered)

1. (ambitransitive) To be a hunter-gatherer; to hunt (animals) and gather (edible plants) for food.
   • A study from the University of Utah (surely one of the middle-American desert's most respected seats of learning) finds that prehistoric man only managed to hunter-gather at the rate of one large animal per month.2003 January 25, Victoria Coren, “Shoes better than sex? Don't be so silly”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 May 2014
   • [T]he last of the wild Colorado elk was hunter-gathered by a table of wine-tasting bankers.2006 March 19, Christine Muhlke, “Cross-Country Dining”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021