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Added 10 October 2026

chaser

/ˈt͡ʃeɪsə/ noun

In Latin: secūtor, sequūtor, secūtrīx Wiktionary

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Something or someone who chases. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
A hunter (a horse bred and trained for use in hunting).

noun

Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing.
A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads.
A chase gun.
bow chaser; stern chaser

Origin

Inherited from Middle English chaser, chacer, chasour, borrowed from Old French chaceür, chaceor, from chacier (“to chase, hunt”); later senses from or influenced by chase (“pursue”) + -er. Doublet of chasseur.

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