half-hunter

noun

A pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a glass panel or hole in the centre of the lid, giving a view of the hands even when the watch is closed.

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demi-hunter
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Meanings

nounhalf-hunter (plural half-hunters)

plural half-hunters

  1. A pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a glass panel or hole in the centre of the lid, giving a view of the hands even when the watch is closed.

    Securing me with one hand, he […] coaxed from a washleather fob hanging in company with a crucifix I imagine from his neck a gunmetal half-hunter, sprang open its case, held it to his eyes […]

    1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC

    Synonyms: demi-hunter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pocket watch of the hunter style, but with a glass panel or hole in the centre of the lid, giving a view of the hands even when the watch is closed.

Similar
demi-hunter
Also see
demi-hunter

Origin

From half- + hunter.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 半獵表 /半猎表
  • 半獵表 /半猎表 (bànlièbiǎo)Translations
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APA

half-hunter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-hunter

MLA

“half-hunter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-hunter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-hunter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-hunter.

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