PURSUER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pursuer mean? • PURSUER (noun)
The noun PURSUER has 2 senses:
1. a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
2. a person who pursues some plan or goal
Familiarity information: PURSUER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PURSUER (noun)
Meaning:
A person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
chaser; pursuer
Context example:
always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers
Hypernyms ("pursuer" is a kind of...):
follower (someone who travels behind or pursues another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pursuer"):
bounty hunter (someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered)
Meaning:
A person who pursues some plan or goal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
a pursuer of truth
Hypernyms ("pursuer" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
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