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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture;
- Example: "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"
[syn: pursuer, chaser]

2. a person who pursues some plan or goal;
- Example: "a pursuer of truth"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pursuer \Pur*su"er\, n.
   1. One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with
      a view to overtake.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Eccl. & Scots Law) A plaintiff; a prosecutor.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pursuer
    n 1: a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture;
         "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"
         [syn: pursuer, chaser]
    2: a person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth"