shikari

The shikari — mysterious, wizened, in loose turbans —

Boy 2009

The shikari — mysterious, wizened, in loose turbans —

Boy 2009

For even as Moran brought his right hand to the stock of his rifle, and settled into his aim, my faltering trigger-finger got a fit of the shakes; my aim wavered, and I paused, sweating - and in that moment I learned that, old as I was, I was a better shikari than Moran would ever be.

Watershed 2010

I'd had him before, and he was a damned good shikari - they all are, of course.

Fiancée 2010

Up there, on the top floor, was not only as dangerous a man as I'd ever met, but a top-hole shikari, a night-bird, a trained and skilful hunter who could catch the sound of grass growing.

Watershed 2010

Then, ibn Wahshiyah showed up tangled up in Yeats' imagery in A Vision, although I have to admit that by this time I and my faithful shikari Google had been back-tracking ibn Wahshiyah, not wishing to fall victim to his snares once again.

Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2005

Except in the pursuit of various classes of flying animals, a shikari would not, for example, be permitted the use of an aircar other than as a means of simple transportation.

The Complete Federation Of The Hub Schmitz, James H. 2000

But he was, after all, an old shikari and a senior diplomat.

The Complete Federation Of The Hub Schmitz, James H. 2000

Native bearers, beaters, guides, a shikari who knows the country.

Operation Luna Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1999

For even as Moran brought his right hand to the stock of his rifle, and settled into his aim, my faltering trigger-finger got a fit of the shakes; my aim wavered, and I paused, sweating - and in that moment I learned that, old as I was, I was a better shikari than Moran would ever be.

Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999