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man⋅hunt

  [man-huhnt]
–noun
1. an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
2. an intensive search for any person.
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Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; man 1 + hunt

Related forms:
man hunter, noun
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man·hunt   (mān'hŭnt')   
n.  An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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