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Noun: bounty hunter
  1. Someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered
    "The bounty hunter finally caught up with the bail jumper in Mexico"
     
  2. A hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty
    "The bounty hunter tracked the wolf pack through the mountains"

Derived forms: bounty hunters

Type of: chaser, hunter, pursuer

Encyclopedia: Bounty hunter