stalker
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stalker
- /ˈstɔːkə(ɹ)/
- /ˈstaːkɐ/ Northumbria
Sounds like stocker (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English stalkere, equivalent to stalk + -er.
noun stalkers
- A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
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A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
If the stalker thriller “Obsessed,” which opens on Friday, tops the box office, Clinton R. Culpepper will cement his reputation as Hollywood’s king of the schlockbuster.
Similar: prowler
- Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
- Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
- A kind of fishing net.
- A horse that tends to stay just behind the leaders in a race. If the class of the field is a stalker, I'm all in in terms of evaluating his chances.
Similar: tracker
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deer, fan, whack, kinky, prowler, ranger, psychopath, ambulance, harasser, maniac, intruder, madman, perv, lunatic, psycho, pervert
noun
Similar: tracker
Translations
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noun person who stalks game
| Español | acechador, acechadora |
|---|---|
| Português | perseguidor, perseguidora |
| Français | traqueur, traqueuse |
| Deutsch | Pirschjäger, Pirschjägerin |
| Italiano | cacciatore, cacciatrice |
| Ελληνικά | κυνηγός kynigós |
| Русский | ло́вчий lóvčij, следопы́т sledopýt, охо́тник oxótnik |
noun person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions
| Español | acosador, acosadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스토커 seutokeo |
| 日本語 | ストーカー sutōkā |
| 中文 | 潛行者 /潜行者 qiánxíngzhě, 跟蹤狂 /跟踪狂 gēnzōngkuáng |
| Português | perseguidor, perseguidora, stalker |
| Français | rôdeur, rôdeuse |
| Deutsch | Stalker, Stalkerin, Nachsteller, Nachstellerin, Verfolger, Verfolgerin |
| Italiano | stalker, molestatore, molestatrice, vessatore, vessatrice |
| Ελληνικά | κυνηγός kynigós |
| Русский | пресле́дователь preslédovatelʹ, пресле́довательница preslédovatelʹnica, ста́лкер stálker, сто́кер stóker |
| العربية | مُطَارِد muṭārid |
| עברית | מטריד כפייתי |
Talk about this word "stalker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stalker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stalker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stalker "stalker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stalker.Cite this
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title = {stalker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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