Chaser
['tʃeɪsə] or ['tʃesɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
(n.) Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser and stern chaser. See under Bow, Stern.
(n.) One who chases or engraves. See 5th Chase, and Enchase.
(n.) A tool with several points, used for cutting or finishing screw threads, either external or internal, on work revolving in a lathe.
Editor: Sallust
Examples
- He was a rounder and a chaser and then when he was no longer hot he said it was no good. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Sometimes six of the chasers. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Perhaps three Junkers, the big ones with the three motors, with the chasers with them. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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