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CHASER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
Example:
always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers
Synonyms:
chaser; pursuer
Classified under:
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)
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