pursuer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
    chaser.
    • always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers
  2. noun a person who pursues some plan or goal
    • a pursuer of truth

WordNet


Pur*su"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake.
  2. (Eccl. & Scots Law) A plaintiff; a prosecutor.

Webster 1913