Jay vs Hunter - What's the difference?
jay | hunter |
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus'', ''Cyanocitta , allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
Other birds of similar appearance and behavior.
(archaic) A dull or ignorant person.
(slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
* 2009 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 23 Mar 2009:
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.
As proper nouns the difference between jay and hunter
is that jay is a nickname for james, jason, or for any male name beginning with a "j"; also used as a formal given name while hunter is for a hunter.jay
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) jay, from (etyl) jai . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- Although sympathetic, my main reaction was to think: “Some people can handle it, and some people can’t,” and then smugly light up a big fat jay .
Synonyms
* (bird) Jenny jay, jay pie, k, kae (UK); bluejay, whisky jack (US)Hyponyms
* (bird) Old World jay, gray jay, American jaySee also
* (projectlink) * (Corvidae)Derived terms
* blue jay, bluejay * Canada jay * California jay * Florida jay * green jay * jay thrush * jaywalkerEtymology 2
Respelling of the letter .See also
*Derived terms
* deejay * jayceeReferences
*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.