stalker
nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈstɔːkə(ɹ)//
- //ˈstaːkɐ//
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
noun
- 1
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
- 2
A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
If the stalker thriller “Obsessed,” which opens on Friday, tops the box office, Clinton R. Culpepper will cement his reputation as Hollywood’s king of the schlockbuster.
Ordinary people have already been face-swapped into videos for humorous or prank purposes and there is no reason to believe that abusers, harassers, stalkers, and blackmailers will not soon be face-swapping victims into compromising video as part of their arsenal.
- 3
Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
- 4
Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
- 5
obsoleteA kind of fishing net.
- 6
A horse that tends to stay just behind the leaders in a race.
If the class of the field is a stalker, I'm all in in terms of evaluating his chances.
Etymology
From Middle English stalkere, equivalent to stalk + -er.
Forms
- plural
- stalkers
stalker · A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
stalking · The act of going stealthily.stall · A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.stalling · The act of a person or thing that stalls.