hunter-gatherer

noun

hunt·​er-gath·​er·​er ˈhən-tər-ˈga-t͟hər-ər 

: a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry

Examples of hunter-gatherer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Physical spaces have always embodied what societies care about — from those first stone monuments that hunter-gatherers built to demonstrate loyalty to each other and to higher powers. —Big Think, 1 May 2026

This arrangement mirrors modern hunter-gatherer camps, where people still gather to sleep around the fire. —Literary Hub, 1 May 2026

These dogs lived with hunter-gatherer humans who were constantly on the move. —Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

During and post the Ice Age, researchers found strong evidence of a variety of species of dogs throughout Europe and Turkey in different hunter-gatherer communities. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hunter-gatherer

• gatherer

Kids Definition

hunter-gatherer

noun

hunt·​er-gath·​er·​er

-ˈgat͟h-ər-ər, 

-ˈget͟h-

: a member of a culture in which food is gotten by hunting, fishing, and gathering rather than by agriculture