scalphunter
English
noun
Definitions
- A warrior who collects the scalps of vanquished enemies.
- (espionage) An agent who vets potential defectors.
Etymology
Compound from English scalp + English hunter.
Origin
English
hunter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antihunter English
- bowhunter English
- coolhunter English
- demi-hunter English
- foxhunter English
- ghosthunter English
- half-hunter English
- headhunter English
- hemiscalp English
- house-hunter English
- househunter English
- hunt English
- hunter English
- hunter-gatherer English
- hunteress English
- huntress English
- jobhunter English
- manhunter English
- minehunter English
- molehunter English
- moth-hunter English
- nonhunter English
- pedohunter English
- pothunter English
- scalp English
- scalpal English
- scalper English
- scalpless English
- scalpy English
- spiderhunter English
- subhunter English
- tufthunter English
- widow-hunter English
- Skalp German
- skalpieren German
- skalp Hungarian
- scalpare Italian
- scalpo Italian
- scalp Dutch, Flemish
- scalper French
- скальп Russian
- hunter Middle English
- scalp Middle English
- skalp Serbo-Croatian
- скалп Serbo-Croatian
- हंटर Hindi
- hunt
- scalp
- hunter
- scalpy
- scalpal
- scalper
- huntress
- hunteress
- hemiscalp
- foxhunter
- subhunter
- nonhunter
- pothunter
- scalpless
- jobhunter
- bowhunter
- manhunter
- tufthunter
- pedohunter
- coolhunter
- minehunter
- molehunter
- antihunter
- headhunter
- ghosthunter
- demi-hunter
- househunter
- moth-hunter
- half-hunter
- house-hunter
- widow-hunter
- spiderhunter
- hunter-gatherer