pursuer

«pursuer» in Mova's school dictionary: someone who is chasing or following another person or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a pursuer, pursuers)

meaning for a pupil

A pursuer is someone who is chasing or following another person or animal to try to catch them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, chases and adventure tales, the pursuer is the one chasing; the hero may hide from pursuers. In nature lessons, a predator is the pursuer of its prey. In police news, «escape his pursuers». Phrases: «escape from pursuers», «shake off a pursuer», «in hot pursuit».

examples

• The fox ran into a hole to escape its pursuers. tree →
• The thief looked back at his pursuers. tree →
• The rabbit was faster than its pursuer. tree →
• The hero hid in a cave until his pursuers had gone. tree →
• The cheetah is a fast pursuer but tires quickly. tree →
• She shook off her pursuers by climbing over the wall. tree →
• The pursuers returned to the Water King. tree →

note

Countable noun. From «pursue» (to chase, or to work towards a goal) + -er. Related noun: pursuit («in hot pursuit»). Spelling: pursuer has «-suer» at the end.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pursuer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.