θηρ-ευτής,οῦ,ὁ,
A. hunter, used by Hom. (only in Il. ) always asAdj.,κύνεσσι καὶ ἀνδράσι θηρευτῇσινhounds andhuntsmen, Il. 12.41 ; ἐν κυσὶ θηρευτῇσι
11.325
; so θ. ἄνδρες
Hes. Sc. 303
, 388 ; κύνες
Thgn. 1254
, X. Ages. 9.6 : asSubst., Hdt. 1.123 , Satyr. Vit.Eur.Fr. 39 XX i14 ; ofa fisher, Hdt. 2.70 ;θ. πέρδιξ a decoypartridge, Arist. HA 614a10 ; θ. ἰξός birdlime,
AP 5.99
.
2. metaph., θ. νέων καὶ πλουσίων
Pl. Sph. 231d
, cf. Chor. p.67
B. ; καλλίστων ὀνομάτων
Ath. 3.122c
.