"pursuer" meaning in English

See pursuer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pursuers [plural]
Etymology: From pursue + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pursue|er}} pursue + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pursuer (plural pursuers)
  1. One who pursues. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who pursues): διώκτης (diṓktēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), преследвач (presledvač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 追趕者 (Chinese Mandarin), 追赶者 (zhuīgǎnzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), seuraaja (Finnish), takaa-ajaja (Finnish), pyrkijä (Finnish), poursuivant (French), Verfolger [masculine] (German), Verfolgerin [feminine] (German), 追跡者 (tsuisekisha) (alt: ついせきしゃ) (Japanese), secūtor [masculine] (Latin), прого́нувач (progónuvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), просле́дувач (prosléduvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), perseguidor [masculine] (Portuguese), urmăritor [masculine] (Romanian), пресле́дователь (preslédovatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), пресле́довательница (preslédovatelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pursuer-en-noun-IG5Pg5Ed Disambiguation of People: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'one who pursues': 93 7
  2. (Scots law) The party who initiates a lawsuit; a plaintiff. Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-pursuer-en-noun-7UPoz8hw

Inflected forms

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