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Stalker

//ˈstɔːkə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
  2. 2
    someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.

    "If the stalker thriller “Obsessed,” which opens on Friday, tops the box office, Clinton R. Culpepper will cement his reputation as Hollywood’s king of the schlockbuster."

  4. 4
    someone who stalks game wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
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  1. 6
    someone who walks with long stiff strides wordnet
  2. 7
    Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
  3. 8
    A kind of fishing net. obsolete
  4. 9
    A horse that tends to stay just behind the leaders in a race.

    "If the class of the field is a stalker, I'm all in in terms of evaluating his chances."

Etymology

From Middle English stalkere, equivalent to stalk + -er.

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