The unnamed leader of a party of Gamma Quadrant hunters in the episode Captive Pursuit, who board Deep Space 9 to capture Tosk, the being bred to be their quarry.
The Hunter is the leader of the armoured pursuers who appear in the first-season episode Captive Pursuit. His people breed a sentient species, the Tosk, for the sole purpose of being chased, and regard the hunt as the highest expression of their culture.
Following Tosk through the wormhole, the hunters beam onto the Promenade, scan through the station's shields and fight their way to the security office. The Hunter is disgusted to find his prey sitting alive in a cell, the greatest disgrace a Tosk can suffer, and announces that he will take it home to be displayed in shame.
Benjamin Sisko reluctantly agrees to hand Tosk over under the Prime Directive. Miles O'Brien instead helps Tosk escape so that the chase can resume, and the Hunter leaves content, promising that his people will avoid the wormhole in future.