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womanhunt

womanhunt noun: a manhunt in search of a particular woman.

Noun

womanhunt (plural womanhunts)

  1. (rare) A manhunt in search of a particular woman.
    • Insane, this womanhunt in broad daylight, in a busy city.2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 50

Forms of womanhunt

pluralwomanhunts

Origin of womanhunt

From woman + hunt, after manhunt.

Questions about womanhunt

What does womanhunt mean?
Womanhunt means a manhunt in search of a particular woman.
What part of speech is womanhunt?
Womanhunt is a noun.
What is the plural of womanhunt?
The plural of womanhunt is womanhunts.

Words near womanhunt in the dictionary

  1. womanhead
  2. womanhood
  3. womanhoods
  4. womanhouse
  5. womanhouses
  6. womanhunt
  7. womanhunting
  8. womanhunts
  9. womanifesto
  10. womanifestoes
  11. womanifestos

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