shikari

shikari

English

Alternative forms

• shickaree, shikaree (dated)

Etymology

From Urdu / Hindi شکاری‎ / शिकारी (šikārī), from Persian شکاری‎ (šekāri, “of hunting”), from شکار‎ (šekār, “hunting, game”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈkɑːɹiː/

Noun

shikari (plural shikaris)

1. A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.

   • 1903: ‘I wonder that my very simple stratagem could deceive so old a shikari,’ said Holmes. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Empty House’ (Norton 2005, p.807)

Anagrams

• rikisha

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Japanese

Romanization

shikari

1. Rōmaji transcription of しかり