foxhunter
/ˈfäks-ˌhən-tər/ (ame, mw)
foxhunter — noun
1. a person who rides on horseback, often with a pack of dogs, to chase and try to
a person who rides on horseback, often with a pack of dogs, to chase and try to catch foxes as a country sport.
Ayana grew up watching foxhunters gather on the village green every winter morning.
plural noun: gathering of foxhunters
The local foxhunter rode out at dawn, followed by twenty hounds and a small group of riders.
typical scene: foxhunter + hounds + dawn
Caleb's grandfather was a well-known foxhunter in the Cotswolds during the 1960s.
Several foxhunters wore red coats and white breeches as they crossed the muddy field.
Animal-rights groups have protested for years against foxhunters who break the hunting ban.
文法句型
a foxhunter (countable noun)
用法筆記
Strongly tied to British rural culture and the traditional sport of fox hunting. Often appears in plural when describing a gathering or club; the singular form refers to one rider, not the whole hunt.
常見錯誤
2. a strong, fast horse that has been trained to carry a rider safely across fields
a strong, fast horse that has been trained to carry a rider safely across fields and over fences during a fox hunt.
Valentina spent three years training her chestnut mare to become a reliable foxhunter.
typical pattern: train [horse] to become a foxhunter
A good foxhunter must be able to jump tall hedges without hesitation.
defining feature: foxhunter + jumping ability
Darius sold his black foxhunter to a stable in Ireland last spring.
The old foxhunter still loved to gallop, even at twenty-two years of age.
Eleni bought a young foxhunter from a breeder in Yorkshire who specialised in hunting horses.
- hunter
the standard equestrian term; foxhunter is the more specific name when the horse is used for fox hunting
- hunting horse
descriptive phrase; broader and not limited to foxes
文法句型
a foxhunter (countable noun)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the foxhunter is the horse, not the rider. Often appears with adjectives describing the horse's colour, age, or temperament. Common in equestrian and breeding contexts.