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: /ʃɪˈkɑːriː/

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)