stalker

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted

   A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.

2. 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.
3. 3

   Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.

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   1. 4

      Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.

   2. 5

      A kind of fishing net.

   3. 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.

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• synonymtrackerperson who stalks game