Shikari

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃɪˈkɑːriː/

Alternative forms

• shickaree, shikaree dated

Origin

From Urdu
Hindi شکاری
शिकारी, from Persian شکاری (šekāri, "of hunting"), from شکار (šekār, "hunting, game").

Full definition of shikari

Noun

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)----