pursuer
NounUS[per-soo-er]/pɚˈsuɚ/3 syllables
Synonyms:
chaser
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)pursuers
- a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture“always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers”Synonyms: chaserType of followerKinds bounty hunter
- a person who pursues some plan or goal“a pursuer of truth”Type of actor, doer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pur·su′er noun
1. One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake.
2. Eccl. & Scots Law A plaintiff; a prosecutor.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54