also: ばうんてぃーはんたー · ばうんてぃはんた
noun
bounty hunter
Loanword from English; used in contexts like Westerns, sci-fi, or crime stories. The native term 賞金稼ぎ is a synonym.
See also: 賞金稼ぎ
彼は銀河系で有名なバウンティハンターだ。
He is a famous bounty hunter in the galaxy.
バウンティハンターが逃亡者を追っている。
A bounty hunter is chasing the fugitive.
Native Japanese equivalent; more literal, meaning 'prize-money earner'. バウンティハンター is the direct loanword and carries a more cinematic or Western nuance.
Direct loan from English 'bounty hunter'.