chaser

¹ American  

[chey-ser] / ˈtʃeɪ sər /

noun

1. a person or thing that chases or pursues.

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

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

4. a hunter.

5. Theater.

   1. Chiefly British. the final act or musical number of a vaudeville or variety show.

   2. the music played as the audience leaves a theater.

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chaser ² American  

[chey-ser] / ˈtʃeɪ sər /

noun

1. a tool with multiple teeth for cutting screw threads.

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chaser ³ American  

[chey-ser] / ˈtʃeɪ sər /

noun

1. a person who engraves metal.

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chaser ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃeɪsə /

noun

1. a person or thing that chases

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

3. 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

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chaser ² British  

/ ˈtʃeɪsə /

noun

1. a person who engraves

2. 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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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

First recorded in 1700–10; chase ³ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Straight No Chaser marks the first win for trainer Dan Blacker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

To begin with, the two spacecraft had to be in the same orbit so that the Chaser could start to approach the Target.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

A month or two later, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser, a mini shuttle, should arrive.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Chaser showed some hints of understanding syntax—she was able to distinguish “bring the sock to the ball” and “bring the ball to the sock,” Johnston says—but it’s not clear if most pets can manage that.

From Scientific American • Aug. 22, 2023

“Slytherin in possession,” Lee Jordan was saying, “Chaser Pucey ducks two Bludgers, two Weasleys, and Chaser Bell, and speeds toward the — wait a moment — was that the Snitch?”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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