A Gunter, a contraction of "Egg Hunter", is an OASIS user who searches for Halliday's Easter Egg.

What does the name Gunter mean?

German (also Gunther, Günt(h)er) and English: from the Germanic personal name Gunter (Old French Gontier), composed of the elements gund 'battle' + hari, heri 'army'. Similar surnames: Gunner, Ganter, Gonter, Gunder, Gotter, Gunther, Getter, Grater.

What is the English version of Gunter?

Günther, Gunther, and the variants, Günter or Gunter, are Germanic names derived from Gunthere, Gunthari, composed of *gunþiz "battle" (Old Norse gunnr) and heri, hari "army". Gunder and Gunnar are the North Germanic equivalents in Scandinavia.