noun
- hunting, especially big game hunting in India
Usage: chiefly Indian English
verb
- to hunt, especially big game
Usage: chiefly Indian English
Examples
- The maharaja invited guests for shikar in the royal preserve.
- They went on shikar in the forests of Rajasthan.
- The old hunter had many tales of his shikar adventures.
- We plan to shikar for deer this season.
- The shikar party returned with their trophy.
- He learned to shikar from his grandfather.