pursuer

Meanings

nounpursuer (plural pursuers)

plural pursuers

One who pursues.
Scots lawThe party who initiates a lawsuit; a plaintiff.
On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]
1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808, page 216

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

Similar

chaser

Broader

follower

Also see

chaser plaintiff suitor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pursue + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek διώκτης

διώκτης (diṓktēs)one who pursues

Bulgarian преследвач

преследвач (presledvač)one who pursues

Chinese Mandarin 追趕者 /追赶者

追趕者 /追赶者 (zhuīgǎnzhě)one who pursues

Finnish seuraaja, takaa-ajaja

seuraajaone who pursues
takaa-ajajaone who pursues
pyrkijäone who pursues

French poursuivant

poursuivantone who pursues

German Verfolger, Verfolgerin

Verfolgerone who pursues
Verfolgerinone who pursues

Japanese 追跡者

追跡者 (tsuisekisha)one who pursues

Latin secūtor

secūtorone who pursues

Portuguese perseguidor

perseguidorone who pursues

Romanian urmăritor

urmăritorone who pursues

Russian пресле́дователь, пресле́довательница

пресле́дователь (preslédovatelʹ)one who pursues
пресле́довательница (preslédovatelʹnica)one who pursues

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

usurper reusurp

Cite this entry

APA

pursuer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursuer

MLA

“pursuer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursuer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pursuer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursuer.

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