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

Swift thought she had a stalker, and recalls Siegrist saying, “I’m not crazy, I promise. Just let me tell you my story.”

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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.

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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.

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He was finally found by Sir Patrick Grant, who owns the local Glen Dessary estate, and a group of deer stalkers.

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The organiser of an annual vigil held to mark the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has told a court she was "stunned" after being approached by the alleged stalker of the missing girl's parents.

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