stalker
Americannoun
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a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of stalker
Example Sentences
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Has Elliott, a successful writer but no celebrity, somehow acquired a stalker?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes lends a hand on glam-stomp anthem Cocky, and Williams' former Take That nemesis Gary Barlow appears on a song called Morrissey, written from the perspective of a delusional stalker.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
The 1987 movie features Schwarzenegger’s Dutch leading a multiracial band of bros on a black ops mission to eliminate guerrillas in a Central American jungle, only to be butchered by an invisible stalker from space.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025
The alleged stalker of Madeleine McCann's parents broke down in tears and told a court she "did not do anything wrong" while under cross-examination.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
It just proved that everyone was right about Seanie being a stalker.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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