stalker

American  

[staw-ker] / ˈstɔ kər /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of stalker

stalk ² (verb) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

South Korean authorities are developing a mobile app for stalking victims to track in real-time the location of their stalkers, if they're nearby.

From BBC

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

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

From BBC