hunter-gathers
hunter-gathers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hunter-gather.
hunter-gathers is the plural 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)
- 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-gathers
- What is hunter-gathers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Hunter-gathers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hunter-gather.
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