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

Aurora chasers have another reason to be thankful this Thursday, as a solar storm is forecast to reach Earth and produce some colorful northern lights in the northern hemisphere. —Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024

What's more, because NASA expects the solar maximum to continue into 2025, aurora chasers should have plenty more opportunities to catch the northern lights. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024

Unspoken Truth Eclipse chasers have known for decades that eclipse maps are wrong. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

But, while much has been made of the lake effect snow—which is produced as cold air moves across expenses of warmer lake water—in some areas of New York, residents and storm chasers documented another phenomenon amid the storm: thundersnow. —Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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