Meaning of Manhunt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An organized search for a criminal or enemy.
2. A variant of hide and seek in which a player who is caught by the seeker themselves becomes a seeker, and the final player remaining is declared the winner.

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Examples

“After the murderer escaped, there was a full-scale manhunt to catch him.”

“Manhunt is a variant of hide-and-seek, she tells me. One person is the seeker. Everyone else hides. If the seeker finds you, you become a seeker, too.”

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