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personhunt

personhunt noun: a manhunt.

Noun

personhunt (plural personhunts)

  1. (rare) A manhunt.
    • The Panther Sentinel is lauching^([sic]) a mass personhunt in an effort to recruit photographers and writers.1977 September 23, Panther Sentinel, 47th year, number 2, Salinas, Calif.: Hartnell College, page 3
    • When I was in college one of my old high school girlfriends ritually slaughtered her infant child, and was consequently the subject of a thirteen-state personhunt.1986 March, Mark Brown, “Panegyric”, in Oh No! Noho!, number 10 / volume 2, number 4, Northampton, Mass., page 5, column 1

Forms of personhunt

pluralpersonhunts

Origin of personhunt

From person + hunt, after manhunt. Coined as a gender-neutral alternative.

Questions about personhunt

What does personhunt mean?
Personhunt means a manhunt.
What part of speech is personhunt?
Personhunt is a noun.
What is the plural of personhunt?
The plural of personhunt is personhunts.

Words near personhunt in the dictionary

  1. personed up
  2. personeities
  3. personeity
  4. personhood
  5. personhoods
  6. personhunt
  7. personhunts
  8. personible
  9. personid
  10. personids
  11. personifiable

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