Hunter vs Hunger - What's the difference?
hunter | hunger |
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
A dog used in hunting.
A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
* 2009 , Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall , Fourth Estate 2010, p. 480:
One who hunts or seeks after anything.
* Tennyson
A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover.
A need or compelling desire for food.
(by extension) Any strong desire.
* Spenser
To be in need of food.
(figuratively) To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
* Bible, Matthew v. 6
(archaic) To make hungry; to famish.
As a proper noun hunter
is for a hunter.As a noun hunger is
hunger.hunter
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
- Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees.
- The hunter becomes the hunted.
- a fortune hunter
- No keener hunter after glory breathes.
Derived terms
* fortune hunter * white hunterSee also
* ("hunter" on Wikipedia) ----hunger
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) hunger, from (etyl) . Compare Dutch honger, German and Low German Hunger, Swedish hunger.Noun
(en noun)- I have a hunger to win.
- O sacred hunger of ambitious minds!
Usage notes
The phrase be hungry'' is more common than ''have hunger to express a need for food.Antonyms
* satiety * satiationDerived terms
* hunger is the best spiceSee also
* thirstEtymology 2
From (etyl) hyngran.Verb
(en verb)- I hungered for your love.
- Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness.