shikari

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/ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/

Definition of shikari

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noun

A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.

“‘And if thou art not a shikarri, where didst thou learn thy knowledge of the tiger-folk?’ said he. ‘No tracker could have done better.’”
“I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a shikari,’ said Holmes.”
“"I'll stake my good name as a shikarree," said he, "that the track is a fresh one."”

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noun

A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.

“‘And if thou art not a shikarri, where didst thou learn thy knowledge of the tiger-folk?’ said he. ‘No tracker could have done better.’”
“I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a shikari,’ said Holmes.”
“"I'll stake my good name as a shikarree," said he, "that the track is a fresh one."”
(historical)A shooting-boat used in the Kashmir lakes.

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From Urdu شکاری / Hindi शिकारी (śikārī), from Persian شکاری (šekâri, “of hunting”), from شکار (šekâr, “hunting, game”).

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