chaser

[ chey-ser ]

/ ˈtʃeɪ sər /

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noun

a person or thing that chases or pursues.

a drink of a milder beverage taken after a drink of liquor.

Also called chase gun. (on a vessel) a gun especially for use when in chase or when being chased.

a hunter.

Theater.

Chiefly British. the final act or musical number of a vaudeville or variety show.
the music played as the audience leaves a theater.

Nearby words

chary, charybdis, chas., chase, chase mortise, chaser, chasid, chasing, chasles, chasm, chasmogamous

Origin of chaser

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at chase¹, -er¹

Definition for chaser (2 of 3)

chaser

[ chey-ser ]

/ ˈtʃeɪ sər /

noun

a tool with multiple teeth for cutting screw threads.

Origin of chaser

First recorded in 1700–10; chase² + -er¹

Definition for chaser (3 of 3)

chaser

[ chey-ser ]

/ ˈtʃeɪ sər /

noun

a person who engraves metal.

Origin of chaser

First recorded in 1700–10; chase³ + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for chaser

On the nights before drill, a couple of adult beverages and an Ambien chaser usually did the trick.
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His exasperated intensity was his hallmark—you always knew you were getting his truth, straight no chaser.
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Those into “robo-tripping” often just chug the medicine without any chaser at all.
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He would then promptly order a chaser of another round of the same—two more shots of scotch.
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Then she poured Milk of Magnesia into the other glass as a chaser.
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Besides there is something kind of un-permanent about food unless a salary to get more with follows it as a chaser.
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The submarine followed the wake of the chaser for fully a half hour, when, for some reason, that boat stopped.
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Von Richthofen's chaser squadron—or Jagdstaffel, as the Germans call these formations—was the first to be known as a "circus."
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They were cast in the rough—the tools of the chaser gave them their sharpness, their minute finish, their jewel-like smoothness.
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At the entrance of the harbour, Chaser 130 sighted two floating mines.
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British Dictionary definitions for chaser (1 of 2)

chaser

/ (ˈtʃeɪsə) /

noun

a person or thing that chases

a drink drunk after another of a different kind, as beer after spirits

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

British Dictionary definitions for chaser (2 of 2)

chaser

/ (ˈtʃeɪsə) /

noun

a person who engraves

a lathe cutting tool for accurately finishing a screw thread, having a cutting edge consisting of several repetitions of the thread form

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