CHASER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chaser mean? 

• CHASER (noun)
  The noun CHASER has 2 senses:

1. a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

2. a drink to follow immediately after another drink

  Familiarity information: CHASER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHASER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

chaser; pursuer

Context example:

always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers

Hypernyms ("chaser" is a kind of...):

follower (someone who travels behind or pursues another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chaser"):

bounty hunter (someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered)

Derivation:

chase (go after with the intent to catch)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A drink to follow immediately after another drink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chaser" is a kind of...):

drink (a single serving of a beverage)

Derivation:

chase (go after with the intent to catch)

 Context examples 

And yet the magazine short stories seemed intent on glorifying the Mr. Butlers, the sordid dollar- chasers, and the commonplace little love affairs of commonplace little men and women.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)