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The Afro-Brazilian bounty hunter looking for escaped slaves in an 1823 portrait by Johann Moritz Rugendas. A bounty hunter (sometimes called a bounty killer) is a person who captures fugitives and criminals for a monetary reward (bounty). This occupation, seen almost exclusively in the United States, is also known as bail enforcement agent, bail agent, recovery agent, bail recovery agent, or fugitive recovery agent.