pursuer

[ per-soo-er ]

/ pərˈsu ər /

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noun

a person or thing that pursues.

Scots Law, Ecclesiastical Law. a plaintiff or complainant.

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Origin of pursuer

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

Words nearby pursuer

purslane family, pursuance, pursuant, pursue, pursued, pursuer, pursuing, pursuit, pursuit plane, pursuivant, pursy

How to use pursuer in a sentence

When chased, he retreated, turning around only after something was thrown at him, and then again when one of his pursuers fired off his own gun.
The jury gave Rittenhouse the benefit of the doubt. That’s what advocates of criminal justice reform should have wanted.|Megan McArdle|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
Nematocampa resistaria sports four odd tentacles that fill with fluid, swelling large enough to send pursuers running.
Inflatable tentacles and silk hats: See how caterpillars trick predators to survive|Erin Fennessy|October 29, 2021|Popular-Science
A local posse chased Posey, a leader of his tribe, through what is now part of the Bears Ears National Monument, but he took a hidden trail to lose his pursuers.
Op-Ed: There’s More Work to Do at Bears Ears|jversteegh|October 12, 2021|Outside Online
The English veteran has gotten red-hot in the first round and after yet another birdie at 17, was at 7-under with a four-shot lead over his closest pursuer.
Justin Rose, with a back nine out of a dream, races to a four-shot lead at the Masters|Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen, Des Bieler|April 9, 2021|Washington Post

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

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