'Pursuer' definitions:
Definition of 'pursuer'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers" [syn: pursuer, chaser]
noun
A person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth"
Definition of 'Pursuer'
From: GCIDE
- Pursuer \Pur*su"er\, n.
- 1. One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl. & Scots Law) A plaintiff; a prosecutor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pursuer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- addict,
- adherent,
- admirer,
- adorer,
- amorist,
- appendage,
- attendant,
- buff,
- bug,
- cavaliere servente,
- chaser,
- collector,
- courtier,
- dangler,
- demon,
- dependent,
- disciple,
- eager beaver,
- energumen,
- enthusiast,
- faddist,
- fan,
- fanatic,
- fiend,
- flunky,
- follower,
- following,
- freak,
- great one for,
- hanger-on,
- henchman,
- hobbyist,
- homme de cour,
- hound,
- hunter,
- infatuate,
- lover,
- nut,
- paramour,
- parasite,
- partisan,
- public,
- pursuant,
- pursuivant,
- quester,
- rhapsodist,
- satellite,
- sectary,
- seeker,
- shadow,
- stooge,
- successor,
- sucker for,
- suitor,
- supporter,
- tagtail,
- tail,
- trainbearer,
- visionary,
- votary,
- ward heeler,
- wooer,
- zealot