pursuer

CEFRC2

/pəˈrsuər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who follows or chases someone or something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The party who initiates a lawsuit; a plaintiff.

Examples

  • The spy managed to lose his pursuer in the crowded market.

  • Ziri is Rima's pursuer.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. One who pursues.

More examples

In context

  • Ziri was Rima's pursuer.

  • On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank ran quickly after the thief but lost him in the crowd.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From pursue + -er.