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Manhunt
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Meaning
Noun
●
An
organized
search
for a
criminal
or enemy.
●
In Playground games:
A
variant
of
hide and seek
in which a
player
who is
caught
by the
seeker
themselves becomes a
seeker
, and the
final
player
remaining
is
declared
the winner.
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Origin
manhunt
English
hunt
English
hunten
Middle English (1100-1500)
huntian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
man
English
man
Middle English (1100-1500)
mann
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
mannen
Middle English (1100-1500)
mannian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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