chaser
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- Chiefly British.the final act or musical number of a vaudeville or variety show.
- the music played as the audience leaves a theater.
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Contemporary Examples of chaser
On the nights before drill, a couple of adult beverages and an Ambien chaser usually did the trick.
His exasperated intensity was his hallmark—you always knew you were getting his truth, straight no chaser.
Those into “robo-tripping” often just chug the medicine without any chaser at all.
He would then promptly order a chaser of another round of the same—two more shots of scotch.
Then she poured Milk of Magnesia into the other glass as a chaser.
Historical Examples of chaser
Should the chaser tag the one holding the handkerchief, that one becomes chaser.
The chaser was now under way, and described a circle to the right.
The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine FleetKenneth Ward
"Look at those fellows with the guns on the deck of the chaser," said Ralph.
The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine FleetKenneth Ward
The vessel pursued by some other, that pursuing being the chaser.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
That a couple of quinine pills, with a chaser of rye whiskey, will cure a cold.
The American CredoGeorge Jean Nathan