Meaning Of The Word Hunter-gatherer

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hunter-gatherer
countable noun: Hunter-gatherers were people who lived by hunting and collecting food rather than by farming. There are still groups of hunter-gatherers living in some parts of the world.

hunter-gatherer in American English
a member of a culture that supplies its food by hunting game and gathering berries, roots, etc. rather than by raising crops or livestock
noun: a member of a group of people who subsist by hunting, fishing, or foraging in the wild

hunter-gatherer in British English
adjective: (of a society, lifestyle, etc) surviving by hunting animals and gathering plants for subsistence
noun: a member of such a society

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