stalker

See also: Stalker

English

Etymology

From Middle English stalkere, equivalent to stalk + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: stocker (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Noun

stalker (plural stalkers)

  1. A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
  2. A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
  3. Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
  4. Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
  5. (obsolete) A kind of fishing net.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English stalker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstalkɛr]
  • Hyphenation: stal‧ker

Noun

stalker m anim

  1. stalker (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)

Declension

Further reading

  • stalker in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957 - not found
  • stalker in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989 - not found
  • stalker in Internetová jazyková příručka, 2008–2022, Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR - found

Dutch

Etymology

From English stalker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑl.kər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: stal‧ker

Noun

stalker m (plural stalkers, diminutive stalkertje n)

  1. stalker (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English stalker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstal.kɛr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alkɛr
  • Syllabification: stal‧ker

Noun

stalker m pers (female equivalent stalkerka)

  1. (crime) stalker (person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)

Declension

noun
verb
  • stalkować impf

Further reading

  • stalker in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • stalker in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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