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PURSUER

\pəsjˈuːə], \pəsjˈuːə], \p_ə_s_j_ˈuː_ə]\

Definitions of PURSUER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake.
A plaintiff; a prosecutor.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who pursues: (Scots law) a plaintiff.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

One who pursues; the plaintiff.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. One who pursues ; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake ;--in Scot's law, one who institutes or prosecutes a suit at law ; a plaintiff.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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