stalker

Definition

A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "If the stalker thriller “Obsessed,” which opens on Friday, tops the box office, Clinton R. Culpepper will cement his reputation as Hollywood’s king of the schlockbuster."
• "Ordinary people have already been face-swapped into videos for humorous or prank purposes and there is no reason to believe that abusers, harassers, stalkers, and blackmailers will not soon be face-swapping victims into compromising video as part of their arsenal."
• "If the class of the field is a stalker, I'm all in in terms of evaluating his chances."