foxhunter

Rider with hounds

A foxhunter is someone who participates in foxhunting—the traditional sport of pursuing foxes on horseback with hounds.

The term applies both to riders and to the horses trained for this activity: She's been a foxhunter since childhood.

In British contexts especially, foxhunting carries class connotations, associated with rural aristocracy and landed gentry.

quarry

covert

Intentionally concealed

  • earthSoil or electrical grounding
  • brushBristled cleaning tool
  • maskFace-worn concealment

bolt · run · scent · vixen · den · cubbing

countryside

rural

Of the countryside

woodland · moorland · heath · copse · thicket · dale · covert · spinney · hedgerow · brook

riding

horseback

Atop a steed

  • gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
  • canterModerate equine gait
  • trotPace between walk, canter

saddle · bridle · jumping · fences · hedgerow · stirrups · breeches · boots · crop · whip

tradition

tally-ho

Cry when quarry appears

  • bugleValveless military horn
  • hornPointed animal headgear
  • capCovering for top

field · meet · gentry · landowner

hounds

pack

Group or compress

  • scentAirborne odor detected
  • trailPath through wilderness
  • bayPartially enclosed water

howl · kennel · beagle · harrier · foxhound · whipper-in · couples · cry · draw · check

Categories
Opposites
hunter vs. hunted

foxhunterfox

Cunning wild canine

quarry · prey · game animal · vixen

hunting advocate vs. hunting opponent

foxhunterabolitionist

Opponent of human bondage

wildlife approach

foxhunterwildlife conservationist

One safeguarding wild species

wildlife rescuer · wildlife rehabilitator · naturalist · gamekeeper · birdwatcher

Family

foxhunt, foxhunting, foxhunts, foxhunters

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