chaser

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noun (1)

chas·​er ˈchā-sər 

1

: one that chases

2

: a drink of a different kind taken immediately after a stronger or weaker one

whiskey with a beer chaser

beer with a whiskey chaser

broadly : something drunk or eaten immediately after something else

… I ask for tea, am handed a pot, and with it a chaser of cranberry juice …

—Walter Teller

chaser

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noun (2)

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: a skilled worker who produces ornamental chasing

2

: a tool for cutting screw threads

Examples of chaser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Now that the community has grown, amateurs and newly-identifying eclipse chasers are using online platforms to share lodging plans, ask for tips, and recount tales of past trips abroad. —Solcyré Burga, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

Here's a breakdown of which places along the path of totality are most likely to give eclipse chasers the best odds. —Eric Henderson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024

Eclipse chasers, or umbraphiles, are individuals who will do almost anything, and travel almost anywhere, to see totality, according to the American Astronomical Society. —Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024

Caribou, Maine, should be especially good for eclipse chasers, and Indianapolis will have light coverage as well. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024

This year, Delta Air Lines is marketing flights for eclipse chasers to see the event from the sky and a $1.5 billion economic boom is expected to impact states in the 115-mile wide path of totality. —Solcyré Burga, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

If Lee’s ability transfers seamlessly from the KBO to the MLB, the Giants will have themselves a pesky table setter who can run the bases and is an above-average flyball chaser in a ballpark that demands it. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024

The shadow of the moon will plunge everyone in its path into darkness, whether there's clouds in the sky or not, and writer and eclipse chaser Jamie Carter on WhenistheNextEclipse.com advises anyone who has never seen an eclipse before to not be intimidated by clouds. —USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024

Clear Skies Guaranteed Delta’s offering isn't anywhere near as exclusive, of course, but for some eclipse chasers, this may seem like an unmissable opportunity. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing chaser

• ambulance chaser
• stern chaser