fox hunters

collocation in English

meaningsoffoxandhunter

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fox
noun
uk
/fɒks/us
/fɑːks/
a wild mammal belonging to the dog family that has a pointed face and ears, a wide tail covered in fur, and often ...
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hunter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhʌn.tər/us
/ˈhʌn.t̬ɚ/
a person or an animal that hunts animals for food or ...
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(Definition offoxandhunterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffox hunters

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The fox hunters know that their days are numbered, and their arguments are becoming increasingly desperate.
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Indeed, fox hunters are very keen that the badger and his sett should be protected.
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There have been times when foxes have been introduced into certain areas for fox hunters.
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They believe that a tightening of the law in relation to badger digging will impinge on their rights as fox hunters.
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The contribution made by fox hunters to the control of the fox population is so insigificant that it does not really matter at all.
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The only hope that fox hunters have for the survival of their sport is to use parliamentary procedures.
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The fact is that, although fox hunters are guilty of babarous behaviour, they are neither fools nor without political influence.
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Indeed, one reason why there is such a high fox population is an encouragement of artificially high numbers by fox hunters.
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If that is true of fishermen, why in all conscience should we try to subject fox hunters or others, such as beaglers, to such a penalty?
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He angered some of the locals by banning fox hunters from crossing his land.
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American fox hunters undertake stewardship of the land, and endeavour to maintain fox populations and habitats as much as possible.
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It was originally intended to use him as a stud for producing fox hunters out of half-bred mares.
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