poursuivant — meaning in English

English meaning

• chaser noun A person, animal, or vehicle that chases something or someone.
• follower noun A person who supports, admires, or adheres to the ideas of another person, movement, or belief.
• pursuer noun One who pursues.
• tracker noun Agent noun of track; one who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows game.

Senses

poursuivant is used for these senses in English:

• chaser Something or someone who chases. [from 14th c.]
• pursuer One who pursues.
• tracker (finance) A tracker mortgage.

chaser — full definition

1. noun A person, animal, or vehicle that chases something or someone.
2. noun A milder drink taken right after a shot of strong liquor.

follower — full definition

1. noun A person who supports, admires, or adheres to the ideas of another person, movement, or belief.
2. noun A person who subscribes to another person's account on social media.
3. noun A mechanical part that receives motion from another moving part, as in an engine.

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