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Shikari vs Shikar - What's the difference?

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Shikar is a related term of shikari.



As nouns the difference between shikari and shikar

is that shikari is a hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent while shikar is hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.

shikari

English

Alternative forms

* shickaree, shikaree (dated)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
  • :* 1903': ‘I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a ' shikari ,’ said Holmes. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Empty House’ (Norton 2005, p.807)
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    shikar

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (India) Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.
  • * 1888': Where other men took ten days to the Hills, Strickland took leave for what he called '''''shikar'' , put on the disguise that appealed to him at the time, stepped down into the brown crowd, and was swallowed up for a while. — Rudyard Kipling, ‘Miss Youghal's ''Sais''’, ''Plain Tales from the Hills (Folio Society 2007, p. 25)
  • hunting guide (elsewhere besides India, e.g. Australia)

    • Related terms

    * shikari - hunter

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