chaser
1 Americannoun
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a person or thing that chases or pursues.
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a drink of a milder beverage taken after a drink of liquor.
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Also called chase gun. (on a vessel) a gun especially for use when in chase or when being chased.
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a hunter.
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Theater.
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Chiefly British. the final act or musical number of a vaudeville or variety show.
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the music played as the audience leaves a theater.
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noun
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noun
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a person or thing that chases
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a drink drunk after another of a different kind, as beer after spirits
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a cannon on a vessel situated either at the bow ( bow chaser ) or the stern ( stern chaser ) and used during pursuit by or of another vessel
noun
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a person who engraves
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a lathe cutting tool for accurately finishing a screw thread, having a cutting edge consisting of several repetitions of the thread form
Etymology
Origin of chaser1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English chasour, chesour “hunting horse, hunter,” from Old French chaceo(u)r, from chacier chase 1 + -er 1 ( def. )
Origin of chaser2
First recorded in 1700–10; chase 2 + -er 1
Origin of chaser3
Example Sentences
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Alas, my limited survey reveals they taste like carbonated cough syrup with a Windex chaser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
During each docking and undocking sequence, the lander prototype will act as the target while Orion serves as the chaser spacecraft.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The post describes Cooper as an ambulance chaser who preys on people who have just gone through a horrific accident so she can get the exclusive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Purely from a musical lover’s perspective, though, the two movies complement each other the way fried fish works with a naengmyeon chaser.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025
“The dog’s adorable—a yellow cur with long ears; big, sad eyes—and the best rabbit chaser I’ve ever seen.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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