jäljittäjä — meaning in English

English meaning

• tracer noun A substance, such as a radioactive isotope or dye, used to track how something moves or changes through a system.
• tracker noun Agent noun of track; one who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows game.

Senses

jäljittäjä is used for these senses in English:

• tracer A person who traces something.
• tracker (finance) A tracker mortgage.

tracer — full definition

1. noun A substance, such as a radioactive isotope or dye, used to track how something moves or changes through a system.
2. noun A bullet or shell that leaves a visible trail of light so its path can be seen, especially at night.

tracker — full definition

1. noun Agent noun of track; one who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows game.
2. noun A person employed to follow and monitor a political rival.
3. noun An Indigenous Australian employed by the law to track down fugitives and missing persons.
4. noun In an organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in path) a key and a pallet, to communicate motion by pulling.

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