huntsman

Etymology

From hunt + -s- + -man.

noun

1. A hunter.
2. (UK) A fox hunter.
3. One who manages the hounds during a hunt.
4. Any of the many species of large spiders of the family Sparassidae.
   Although they do not make webs, female huntsmans at least have not lost the ability to produce silk. 1985, Living Australia, Dangerous Australians: The Complete Guide to Australia's Most Deadly Creatures, page 111
   The majority of desert-dwelling spiders are large burrowing spiders; the Barking Spiders Selenoeosmia stirlingi, mouse spiders, wolf spiders (Fig. 5.47), huntsmen and trapdoor spiders (Fig. 5.48). 1995, Anne Kerle, Ayers Rock, the Olgas & Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, page 129
   to say trapdoors and huntsmans 2002, John Kinsella, “The Wasps”, in Divinations: Four Plays
   Two huntsmen spiders prowl Harry′s bedroom ceiling. 2012, Carrie Tiffany, Mateship with Birds, Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page