pursuer
pronunciation
How to pronounce pursuer in British English:
UK [pəˈsju:ə(r)]
How to pronounce pursuer in American English:
US [pərˈsuə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
- a person who pursues some plan or goal
Word Origin
- pursuer (n.)
- late 14c., agent noun from pursue.
Example
- 1. Is this your pursuer ?
- 2. What shall I say of him who is the pursuer playing the part of the pursued ?
- 3. But the biggest pursuer of such interests is china .
- 4. They often face up to their pursuer and try to fend him off .
- 5. A young patient having nightmares of being chased turned the pursuer into chocolate and ate him .