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Definition: Pursuer |
PursuerNoun1. A person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers". 2. A person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "pursuer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonym: PursuerSynonym: chaser (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pursuit | Pursuer; hunter, huntsman; shikari, sportsman, Nimrod; hound. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Pursuer |
| English words defined with "pursuer": chased ♦ evasion ♦ Insectator ♦ pursued ♦ Questrist. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Pursuer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Pursuer" is used about 122 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 122 | 29,069 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pursuer valjean | 4 |
the pursuer | 4 |
pursuer valjeans | 4 |
dick moby pursuer | 3 |
avoider pursuer relationship | 2 |
jean pursuer valjean | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "pursuer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ndjekës (chaser, disciple, follower, persecutor, prosecutor, tracker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معقب, مطارد (handicapped, stalker, tracker), الملاحق (tracker), المتعقب, المطارد. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | гонител (persecutor), преследвач (chaser, persecutor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 追求者 (Aspirant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | pronásledovatel (chaser, persecutor), pìstitel (grower, planter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | eiser (divorce), petitioner, plaintiff, prosecuting party, pursuer (Scott.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تعقیب کننده (Prosecution(Tor)). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | takaa-ajaja, ahdistaja. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | poursuivant (pursuing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verfolger (chaser, follower, haunter, haunters, persecutor, seeker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | επιδιώκων, διώκτησ (persecutor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | רו"ף (chaser, persecutor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vádló (accusatory, accuser, prosecutor), felperes (claimant, complainant, demandant, demander, orator, petitioner, plaintiff, suitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | inseguitore (chaser, haunter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 追跡者 , 追手 , 追い手 , 探求者 (searcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | た"きゅうしゃ (investigator, researcher, searcher), おって (a pursuer, a pursuing party, afterwards, by and by, later), おいて (at, except, fair or favorable wind, in, no other, on, tailwind), ついせきしゃ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | eiyreyder (chaser, drover), clohder (baiter, chaser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ursuerpay perseguidor (chaser, persecutor, tracker), querelante (accuser, complainant, plaintiff, prosecutor), aquele que persegue. (various references) urmãritor (chaser, follower, persecutor, tracker), hãitaş (beater, whipper-in). (various references) преследователь (persecutor, shadower). (various references) gonilac (chaser). (various references) perseguidor (chaser, haunter, persecutor, tracker), demandante (actor, appellant, applicant, claimant, demandant, orator, petitioner, plaintiff, prosecutor, suitor). (various references) förföljare (chaser, persecutor, tracker). (various references) takipçi (follower, tracker), kovalayan kimse, davacı (claimant, complainant, libelant, libellant, litigant, orator, plaintiff, prosecutor, suitor, the prosecution). (various references) гонитель, позивач (claimant, complainant, demandant, exactor, litigant, petitioner, plaintiff, suitor), переслідувач (baiter, chaser, persecutor). (various references) nguyên cáo, người đuổi theo (chaser), người đuổi bắt người theo đuổi. (various references) ymlidiwr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | amator, amatorem, amatores, amatoribus, amatorum, sectator, sectator, sector, secuutus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Lamentations Chapter 1, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai exhlqen ek qugatroV siwn pasa h euprepeia authV egenonto oi arconteV authV wV krioi ouc euriskonteV nomhn kai eporeuonto en ouk iscui kata proswpon diwkontoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | VAV et egressus est a filia Sion omnis decor eius facti sunt principes eius velut arietes non invenientes pascuam et abierunt absque fortitudine ante faciem subsequentis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Vau. And wente out fro the doyter of Sion `al hir fairnesse; mad ben hir princes as wetheres not fyndende leswis, and thei wenten awei withoute strengthe bifor the face of the folewere. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty hath departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And all her glory has gone from the daughter of Zion: her rulers have become like harts with no place for food, and they have gone in flight without strength before the attacker. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Lamentations Chapter 1, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ug gikan sa anak nga babaye sa Sion ang tanan niyang pagkahalangdon nawagtang: Ang iyang mga principe nangahimo nga ingon sa mga lagsaw nga wala makakaplag ug sibsibanan, Ug sila nanlakaw nga walay kusog unahan sa maglulutos kanila. |
| Croatian | Povukla se od Kæeri sionske sva slava njezina. Knezovi joj postadoše k'o ovnovi koji paše ne nalaze; nemoæni vrludaju ispred gonièa. |
| Danish | Og bort fra Zions Datter drog al hendes Pragt; som Hjorte, der ej finder Græsning, blev hendes Fyrster, de vandrede kraftløse bort for Forfølgernes Åsyn. |
| Dutch | Vau. En van de dochter Sions is al haar sieraad weggegaan; haar vorsten zijn als de herten, die geen weide vinden, en zij gaan krachteloos henen voor het aangezicht des vervolgers. |
| Finnish | Mennyt on tytär Siionilta kaikki hänen kauneutensa. Hänen ruhtinaansa ovat kuin peurat, jotka eivät laidunta löydä; he kulkivat voimattomina vainoojan edessä. |
| French | La fille de Sion a perdu toute sa gloire; Ses chefs sont comme des cerfs Qui ne trouvent point de pâture, Et qui fuient sans force devant celui qui les chasse. |
| German | Es ist von der Tochter Zion aller Schmuck dahin. Ihre Fürsten sind wie die Widder, die keine Weide finden und matt vor dem Treiber her gehen. |
| Hungarian | És elhagyta Sion leányát minden õ ékessége; fejedelmei olyanok lettek, mint a szarvasok, a melyek nem találnak eledelt, és erõtelenül futnak az üldözõ elõtt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kejayaan kota Yerusalem hanyalah kisah masa silam. Para pemimpinnya telah menjadi lemah seperti rusa yang sangat lapar. Mereka tak berdaya terhadap musuh yang mengejar. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Demikianlah segala kemuliaan sudah lalu dari pada puteri Sion! segala penghulunya laksana rusa yang tiada mendapat tempat rumput, mereka itu berjalan dengan letihnya di hadapan orang yang mengejar akan dia! |
| Italian | Dalla figlia di Sion è scomparso ogni splendore; i suoi capi sono diventati come cervi che non trovano pascolo; camminano senza forze davanti agli inseguitori. |
| Maori | Kua wehe atu i te tamahine a Hiona tona nui katoa: kua rite ona rangatira ki nga hata kihai i pono ki te wahi kai, haere kahakore ana ratou i te aroaro o te kaiwhai. |
| Norwegian | Fra Sions datter svant all hennes prakt; hennes fyrster blev lik hjorter som ikke finner beite, og de gikk der uten kraft for forfølgerens åsyn. |
| Portuguese | E da filha de Sião já se foi todo o seu esplendor; os seus príncipes ficaram sendo como cervos que não acham pasto e caminham sem força adiante do perseguidor. |
| Rumanian | S`a dus dela fiica Sionului toatq podoaba ei. Cqpeteniile ei au ajuns ca niwte cerbi cari nu gqsesc pqwune, wi merg fqrq putere knaintea celui ce -i gonewte. |
| Spanish | Ha desaparecido de la hija de Sion todo su esplendor. Sus gobernantes han venido a ser como venados que no hallan pasto, y anduvieron sin fuerzas delante del perseguidor. |
| Swedish | Så har all dottern Sions härlighet försvunnit ifrån henne. Hennes furstar likna hjortar som icke finna något bete; vanmäktiga söka de fly bort, undan sina förföljare. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "pursuer": pursuers. (additional references) | |
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"Pursuer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Oursler, parsue, Paruir, Porzner, puerisque, puesue, pursor, purssue, Pursu, pursual, pursuay, pursuen, pursui, pursume, pursute, puruse, purvue, pussue, pusue, pusuer, puusue. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "pursuer" (pronounced persuw"er) |
| 3 | -s uw" er | sewer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: usurper. | |
| Words within the letters "e-p-r-r-s-u-u" | |
-1 letter: purser, pursue, usurer. | |
-2 letters: purer, purrs, purse, ruers, sprue, super, surer, usurp. | |
-3 letters: errs, pure, purr, purs, reps, ruer, rues, ruse, spue, spur, suer, supe, sure, urus, user. | |
-4 letters: err, ers, per, pes, pur, pus, rep, res, rue, ser, sue, sup, ups, use. | |
-5 letters: er, es, pe, re, up, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-p-r-r-s-u-u" | |
+1 letter: purpures, pursuers, repursue, ruptures, usurpers. | |
+2 letters: repursued, repursues. | |
+3 letters: perjurious, prurituses, repursuing, supergroup, superlunar. | |
+4 letters: acupressure, crepuscular, cupriferous, superchurch, supergroups, superlunary, superluxury, supernature, supersedure, unpressured, unsurprised. | |
+5 letters: acupressures, jurisprudent, neuropterous, perjuriously, prestructure, seropurulent, supercluster, supercurrent, supernatural, supernatures, superpremium, supersedures, superstratum, supersurgeon, unprosperous. | |
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