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hunter-gathered

hunter-gathered is the simple past and past participle of hunter-gather.

Meaning of 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

Questions about hunter-gathered

What is hunter-gathered the simple past and past participle of?
Hunter-gathered is the simple past and past participle of hunter-gather.

Words near hunter-gathered in the dictionary

  1. Hunter's organ
  2. hunter's pot
  3. Hunter's screw
  4. hunter's stew
  5. hunter-gather
  6. hunter-gathered
  7. hunter-gatherer
  8. hunter-gatherers
  9. hunter-gathering
  10. hunter-gathers
  11. hunter-killer

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