Word parts hunt + -er Pronunciation (US) IPA (key): /ˈhʌntɚ/ or [ˈhʌɾ̃ɚ] Audio (US)(file) Hyphenation: hun‧ter Noun Singular hunter Plural hunters (countable) A hunter is a person or animal who hunts. (countable) A hunter is a kind of horse. This section needs someone to add example sentences to it.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.