stalker

/'stɔ:kə/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who follows or observes someone persistently and secretly, often in a threatening or harassing manner: A "stalker" is someone who engages in the act of stalking, which involves unwanted and obsessive attention towards another person.
    • A person who hunts game by stealthy approach: In the context of hunting, a "stalker" is someone who tracks or pursues wild animals carefully and quietly.
    • A person who walks with long, stiff, or haughty strides: This is a more archaic or literary meaning, describing someone who walks in a proud, stiff, or deliberate manner.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Person who follows/harasses):
    • The celebrity hired extra security due to a persistent stalker.
    • She obtained a restraining order against her stalker.
  • Noun (Hunter):
    • The experienced stalker moved silently through the forest, tracking the deer.
  • Noun (Person who walks stiffly):
    • In the old portrait, the nobleman stood like a proud stalker.
Advanced Usage
  • "Cyberstalker": A person who uses the internet or electronic means to stalk or harass someone.
    • The police warned about the dangers of cyberstalkers on social media platforms.
  • The term is often used in legal and psychological contexts to describe a pattern of behavior that causes fear.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stalk (verb): To follow or observe a person or animal persistently and secretively.
    • He was arrested for attempting to stalk his former colleague.
  • Stalking (noun): The act or crime of following and harassing another person.
    • Stalking is a serious offense with severe legal consequences.
Synonyms
  • Prowler: Someone who moves about stealthily, especially with intent to commit a crime.
  • Harasser: A person who subjects someone to aggressive pressure or intimidation.
  • Tracker: A person who follows the tracks or signs of someone or something (closer to the hunting sense).
Related Phrases
  • To have a stalker: To be the target of stalking behavior.
    • She feared she might have a stalker after noticing the same car outside her house every night.
Related Idioms
  • "Like a stalker in the night": This phrase evokes the stealthy, threatening, and secretive behavior associated with a stalker.
    • The fog crept into the village like a stalker in the night.
Noun
  1. someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
  2. someone who stalks game
  3. someone who walks with long stiff strides

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