huntsmanship

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noun

The art, practice, or skill of hunting animals.

Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounhuntsmanship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe art, practice, or skill of hunting animals.

    At Court your fellowes every day, Give th'art of Riming, Huntsmanship, or Play,

    a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “(please specify the title)”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC
  2. uncountableThe status of being a hunter.

Origin

From huntsman + -ship.

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Translations

German Jägerei
  • JägereiThe practice of hunting
Portuguese arte venatória
  • arte venatóriaThe practice of hunting
Turkish avcılık
  • avcılıkThe practice of hunting
Cite this entry
APA

huntsmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huntsmanship

MLA

“huntsmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huntsmanship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huntsmanship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huntsmanship.

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