stalker

See also: Stalker

English

Etymology

stalk +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ)
Homophone: stocker (US, Canada)

Noun

stalker (plural stalkers)

A person who engages in stalking, i.e. quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
A kind of fishing net.

Synonyms

(a person who stalks game): tracker
(a person who secretly follows someone): prowler

Translations

a person who stalks game

Czech: stopař (cs) m
Finnish: vaanija (fi)
French: traqueur (fr) m
German: Pirschjäger m
Greek: κυνηγός (el) m, f (kynigós)

Italian: cacciatore (it) m
Polish: obserwator (pl) m (literally)
Portuguese: perseguidor m
Russian: ло́вчий (ru) m (lóvčij), следопы́т (ru) m (sledopýt), охо́тник (ru) m (oxótnik)
Spanish: acechador (es) m

a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions

Arabic: مُطَارِد‎ m (muṭārid)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 潛行者, 潜行者 (qiánxíngzhě)
Finnish: ahdistelija (fi)
French: rôdeur (fr) m
German: Stalker (de) m, Verfolger (de) m
Greek: κυνηγός (el) m, f (kynigós)
Hebrew: מטריד כפייתי‎ m
Italian: stalker, molestatore m, vessatore (it) m

Japanese: ストーカー (sutōkā)
Korean: 스토커 (seutokeo)
Norwegian: stalker
Polish: prześladowca (pl) m, prześladowczyni f
Portuguese: perseguidor m
Russian: пресле́дователь (ru) m (preslédovatelʹ), пресле́довательница (ru) f (preslédovatelʹnica), ста́лкер (ru) m (stálker), сто́кер (ru) m (stóker)
Slovak: prenasledovateľ m
Spanish: acosador (es)
Turkish: takipçi (tr)

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