noun
A person who drives game toward hunters during a hunt. The term 勢子 (せこ) is more common.
See also: 勢子
狩り子たちが山の斜面を叩きながら獲物を追い立てた。
The beaters drove the game while beating the mountain slopes.
More common term for a beater in hunting.
Compound of 狩り (kari, 'hunting') and 子 (ko, 'person').