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hunt·er-gath·er·er

(hŭn′tər-găth′ər-ər)

A member of a people subsisting in the wild on food obtained by hunting and foraging.

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hunter-gatherer

adj

(Anthropology & Ethnology) (of a society, lifestyle, etc) surviving by hunting animals and gathering plants for subsistence

(Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of such a society

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hunt′er-gath′erer

a member of a group of people who subsist by hunting, fishing, or foraging in the wild.

[1965–70]

hunter-gatherer

A human being depending on the hunting of animals, fishing, and gathering of wild fruits and seeds for survival. Hunter-gatherer societies represent at least 90% of human history.

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hunter-gatherer - a member of a hunting and gathering society

hunting and gathering society, hunting and gathering tribe - group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic

barbarian, savage - a member of an uncivilized people

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hunter-gatherer

n → Jäger und Sammler m; they were hunters-gatherers → sie waren Jäger und Sammler

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