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
Walter Teller 1
: a skilled worker who produces ornamental chasing
2
: a tool for cutting screw threads
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Twisters In the 2024 stand-alone sequel to the 1996 blockbuster film starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton, Twisters follows a new generation of storm chasers who get their hands on the most advanced weather-reading equipment of the modern age.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
What To Know Shortly after the storms struck, extreme-weather chaser Colin McCarthy shared satellite data on X that showed lightning spread across California.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hayleigh Evans, who writes about extreme weather for The Republic, had been trying to set up a ride-along with a monsoon storm chaser all summer.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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It is comprised of meteorologists, researchers, storm chasers, the media and weather enthusiasts from around the world.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Twisters In the 2024 stand-alone sequel to the 1996 blockbuster film starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton, Twisters follows a new generation of storm chasers who get their hands on the most advanced weather-reading equipment of the modern age.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
What To Know Shortly after the storms struck, extreme-weather chaser Colin McCarthy shared satellite data on X that showed lightning spread across California.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hayleigh Evans, who writes about extreme weather for The Republic, had been trying to set up a ride-along with a monsoon storm chaser all summer.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Chaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaser. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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