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pursuer

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Definitions

﹒A person or animal that follows someone or something in order to catch or attack them.

﹒Someone who actively seeks to attain, achieve, or engage in a particular goal or activity.

Examples

﹒The exhausted runner glanced over his shoulder to gauge the distance between him and his relentless pursuer.

﹒By taking a sharp turn into the narrow alleyway, she managed to lose her persistent pursuer.

﹒The detective felt like a hunter closing in on his prey, but he was unaware that he had become the pursuer of a dangerous criminal.

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