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LION-HUNTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who hunts lions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lion-hunter" is a kind of...):

hunter; huntsman (someone who hunts game)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who tries to attract social lions as guests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lion-hunter" is a kind of...):

climber; social climber (someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior)

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