English Explanatory Dictionary

stalker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
  3. Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
  4. Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
  5. A kind of fishing net.
  6. A horse that tends to stay just behind the leaders in a race.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɔːkə(ɹ)/ /ˈstaːkɐ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stalker.wav

Word forms

stalker stalkers

Etymology

From Middle English stalkere, equivalent to stalk + -er.

Synonyms

tracker prowler

Derived words

cyberstalker deathstalker deer stalker deerstalker gangstalker night-stalker shadow-stalker stalkarazzi stalkerazzi stalkerhood stalkerish stalkerlike stalkerware stan

Translations

Czech: stopař Czech: stopařka Finnish: vaanija French: traqueur French: traqueuse German: Pirschjäger German: Pirschjägerin Greek: κυνηγός Irish: stalcaire Italian: cacciatore Italian: cacciatrice Macedonian: ло́вец Macedonian: ло́вџија Polish: obserwator Polish: obserwatorka Portuguese: perseguidor Portuguese: perseguidora Russian: ло́вчий Russian: следопы́т Russian: охо́тник Spanish: acechador Spanish: acechadora Tatar: эзәрләүче
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