stalker

[staw-ker]

noun

1. a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.

2. a person who harasses another person, as a former lover, a famous person, etc., in an aggressive, often threatening and illegal manner.

   Hollywood stars often have security guards to keep dangerous stalkers at bay.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalker¹

stalk ² (verb) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The masked murderer and obsessive stalker who haunted New York City for more than 35 years is back.

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Several unnerving things are happening at once, including the presence of a silhouetted stalker, old bones that give the dog nightmares and Todd’s unpredictable mood swings.

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TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass has told a jury how she felt "sheer terror" after being sent a gun, handcuffs, a silver ring and a police uniform in the post by an alleged stalker.

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Taylor Swift has been granted a five-year restraining order against an alleged stalker.

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At the start of the season, she risks her life one of many times to retrieve her manuscript from a bonfire, placed there by an unknown stalker.

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