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

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

Because a Parking Lot Next to a Greyhound Bus Stop Was Quite the Scene … Photo: Matt Weinberger Parking lots are for angsty teenagers stuck in suburbia — and, this year, for every hot, young clout chaser in New York. —The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024

Aurora chasers might want to take note of Thursday's weather, however. —Eric Lagatta, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024

Storm chaser Mike Boylan of Mike's Weather Page has been following extreme weather since 2020, traveling to six different states to do so. —Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 9 Oct. 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