pursuer
AmericanEtymology
Origin of pursuer
Explanation
A pursuer is someone who is chasing someone or something. You could be a pursuer of truth and beauty, or perhaps a pursuer of the kid who took your lunch money. To pursue is to chase something, like a dog pursuing a squirrel. In that situation, the dog is a pursuer. Someone who’s trying to ask someone else out on a date is a pursuer. When the police are on a manhunt for a criminal, the police are pursuers. You could also say someone is a pursuer of a goal, like a pursuer of a medical degree. All pursuers want something and they're going after it.
Example Sentences
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A master of disguise, an evil genius with plenty of tricks up his wings and a relentless pursuer of retribution, Feathers McGraw nests among cinema’s great villains without ever having crooned a single chirp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
His delicate chip to the par-five 16th was a shot of sheer class, having seen his plucky pursuer Rose smash a 300-yard driver off the deck on to the green.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
Indiana State: The loss re-opens the race atop the conference, with Drake the Sycamores’ closest pursuer.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
He had a 63-yard touchdown in which he started inside, broke outside and showed speed to run away from his pursuer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
Thomas turned to see his original pursuer still coming, though it had slowed a bit, clasping and unclasping a metal claw as if mocking him, laughing.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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