stalker

[staw-ker]

noun

1. a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.

2. a person who harasses another person, as a former lover, a famous person, etc., in an aggressive, often threatening and illegal manner.

   Hollywood stars often have security guards to keep dangerous stalkers at bay.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stalker¹

stalk ² (verb) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Several unnerving things are happening at once, including the presence of a silhouetted stalker, old bones that give the dog nightmares and Todd’s unpredictable mood swings.

From Los Angeles Times

TV and radio presenter Myleene Klass has told a jury how she felt "sheer terror" after being sent a gun, handcuffs, a silver ring and a police uniform in the post by an alleged stalker.

From BBC

Taylor Swift has been granted a five-year restraining order against an alleged stalker.

From Los Angeles Times

At the start of the season, she risks her life one of many times to retrieve her manuscript from a bonfire, placed there by an unknown stalker.

From Salon

She and her parents faced death threats and several stalkers, so Gibson had a security guard when entering and leaving hotels and tour buses.

From Los Angeles Times