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Meaning of shikari | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː

Definitions

  1. A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
  2. A shooting-boat used in the Kashmir lakes.
    historical

Examples

“‘And if thou art not a shikarri, where didst thou learn thy knowledge of the tiger-folk?’ said he. ‘No tracker could have done better.’”
“I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a shikari,’ said Holmes.”
“"I'll stake my good name as a shikarree," said he, "that the track is a fresh one."”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

shikarree shikarri Shikasta Nasta'liq shikha Shikhar shikhara

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