pursuer

[ per-soo-er ]

/ pərˈsu ər /

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a person or thing that pursues.

Scots Law, Ecclesiastical Law. a plaintiff or complainant.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at pursue, -er¹

As Michael pursues his pursuers, moving steadily from one hazard to the next, scenes and images from years before continue to surface, creating a cumulative portrait of a powerfully twisted relationship that would have lethal consequences.
‘Eddie’s Boy,’ by Thomas Perry, continues the saga of a retired hit man who can’t escape his past|Bill Sheehan|November 29, 2020|Washington Post
As Ian Thomson describes in the TLS this week, the cars drew level, and Mussolini pulled over to confront his pursuer.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|July 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Nearing her 60th birthday, the philosopher/novelist from Boston remains a relentless pursuer of literary life on the precipice.
Atheism's Soulful Philosopher|John Douglas Marshall|February 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was Carmena, every nerve of her loyal nature on the alert to baffle this pursuer of Alessandro and Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

Tom thought he felt the hot breath of his pursuer on his neck as he doubled actively round the corner.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
A bull-fight is fearful enough, but it cannot compare with the struggle between a maddened buffalo and his pursuer.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
The Esperanza tore onward, lunging violently, and shaking as though she dreaded the grip of some savage pursuer.
The Chequers|James Runciman
Several times it was thought she was sighted by some pursuer, but it always turned out to be some other craft.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith