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shikari

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shi⋅ka⋅ri

  [shi-kahr-ee]
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–noun, plural -ris.
(in India) a person who hunts big game, esp. a professional guide or hunter.
Also, shi⋅ka⋅ree.

Origin:
1815–25; < Urdu < Pers
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shi·ka·ri   (shĭ-kär'ē, -kār'ē)   
n.   pl. shi·ka·ris

  1. A big-game hunter.

  2. A guide for big-game hunting.


[Hindi shikārī, from Persian, from shikār, hunting, from Middle Persian shkār.]
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