قَانِصٌ
Root: قنص
Full Definition
قَانِصٌ
One who takes, captures, catches, insnares, entraps, hunts, or chases, wild animals or the like; as also
قَنِيصٌ and
قَنَّاصٌ : or
قَنِيصٌ signifies persons who do so, collectively; and is [a quasi-pl. n.] similar to كَلِيبٌ and مَعِيزٌ and حَمِيرٌ: the pl. of قَانِصٌ is قُنَّاصٌ: and
قَانِصَةٌ signifies the same as the pl.: and also low, vile; or mean, persons. (TA. [See also طُمْرُورٌ, in an explanation of which the sing. قَانِصٌ is app. used in like manner.]) You say, جَآءَ القَنِيصُ بِالْقَنِيصِ
The sportsman came with the game taken. And it is said in a trad., فَتُخْرِجُ النَّارُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَوَانِصَ
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