bounty hunter

1. 1.

   someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered

   Broaderpursuer
2. 2.

   a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty

   Broaderhunter

Questions about bounty hunter

What does bounty hunter mean?

bounty hunter means "someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is bounty hunter a common word?

bounty hunter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.