manhunt

man·hunt

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [man-huhnt]
- /ˈmænˌhʌnt/
- /ˈmæn.hʌnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [man-huhnt]
- /ˈmænˌhʌnt/

Definitions of manhunt word

noun manhunt an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies. 1
noun manhunt an intensive search for any person. 1
noun manhunt An organized search for a person, especially a criminal. 1
noun manhunt organized search for sb 1
countable noun manhunt A manhunt is a major search for someone who has escaped or disappeared. 0
noun manhunt an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive 0

See all 8 definitions of manhunt

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Origin of manhunt

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; man1 + hunt

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Parts of speech for Manhunt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Manhunt

manhunt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for manhunt

noun manhunt

apb — APB is an abbreviation for all-points bulletin.
dragnet — a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.

All 2 Synonyms of manhunt