trophy hunting

noun

Etymology

From trophy hunt + -ing.

  1. inherited from huntung
  2. inherited from hunting
  3. compounded as trophy hunting — “trophy + hunting

Definitions

  1. The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without…

    The killing of a carefully selected animal, particularly big game, under or without government license to acquire a part of the animal, such as the head or skin, as a souvenir.

  2. present participle and gerund of trophy hunt

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA