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A bounty hunter is a person who captures fugitives for a monetary reward (bounty). Other professional names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent, bail agent, recovery agent, bail recovery agent, or fugitive recovery agent.
Sometimes, such a person is referred to as a bounty killer if a murder is required to collect the bounty.
Source: Bounty hunter at Wikipedia