pursuer

Noun

Meaning

One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake.

A plaintiff; a prosecutor.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chaser hunter stalker follower seeker complainant trailer wooer pursuivant rover harrier huntsman jaeger falconer hawker
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Antonyms

liberator captain leader enemy master opponent
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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody follower

Hyponyms

hunter bounty hunter

Phrases with the word

prey pursuer

Anagrams

usurper reusurp

Examples

always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers Source: Internet

a pursuer of truth Source: Internet

Researchers reckon the anole—a speedy spider-eating lizard—was up to two-and-a-half times longer than its pursuer, but it was no match for the spider’s venom and the large, spine-like structures on its front legs. Source: Internet

Their pursuer grew nearer. Source: Internet

This inspired a sequence where Lucy is being pursued on the road leading to the lighthouse, only to be saved by a deer jumping out in front of her pursuer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pursue the trading pursued pursuee pursuing pursuingly pursuit