Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who stalks: as, a deer-stalker.
  • noun A kind of fishing-net.
  • noun plural In ornithology, specifically, the Gradatores.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who stalks.
  • noun A kind of fishing net.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who engages in stalking. Originally meant a tracker and hunter or guide of game.
  • noun A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
  • noun Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
  • noun A kind of fishing net.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
  • noun someone who walks with long stiff strides
  • noun someone who stalks game

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

to stalk + -er.

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Examples

  • The term stalker casts a negative connotation on anyone using social media.

    Dominick Bonny: Social Media Pet Peeves 2010

  • The term stalker casts a negative connotation on anyone using social media.

    Dominick Bonny: Social Media Pet Peeves 2010

  • Concerning the term stalker* for Damien, my usage of this term is partly based on posts like this* and on his harassment in June.

    [open letter] concerning the direct challenge to my honesty 2006

  • Maria Dineen, for Oakey, told the court that the label stalker was "rather inappropriate".

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Maria Dineen, for Oakey, told the court that the label stalker was "rather inappropriate".

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • Maria Dineen, for Oakey, told the court that the label stalker was "rather inappropriate".

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • Maria Dineen, for Oakey, told the court that the label stalker was "rather inappropriate".

    Evening Standard - Home 2010

  • If you knew who I was, the term stalker would seem to be entirely inappropriate.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • The love-obsession variety are what most people think of upon hearing the word stalker, since their cases often get the sensational press coverage.

    Obsession John Douglas 1998

  • The love-obsession variety are what most people think of upon hearing the word stalker, since their cases often get the sensational press coverage.

    Obsession John Douglas 1998

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  • Testando o sistema de notas para palavras específicas.

    July 17, 2009

  • A person who eats asparagus.

    November 24, 2010

  • Heehee.

    November 25, 2010