hunter–gatherer

noun hunt·er–gath·er·er \ˈhən-tər-ˈga-thər-ər\

: a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals

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: a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry

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1974

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