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chaser

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chas·er 1  (chsr)
n.
1. One that chases or pursues another: a chaser of criminals.
2. A drink, as of beer or water, taken after hard liquor.

chas·er 2  (chsr)
n.
1. One who decorates metal by engraving or embossing.
2. A steel tool for cutting or finishing screw threads.

chaser1
n
1. a person or thing that chases
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a drink drunk after another of a different kind, as beer after spirits
3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a cannon on a vessel situated either at the bow (bow chaser) or the stern (stern chaser) and used during pursuit by or of another vessel

chaser2
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a person who engraves
2. (Engineering / Tools) a lathe cutting tool for accurately finishing a screw thread, having a cutting edge consisting of several repetitions of the thread form
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chaserchaser - a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"
bounty hunter - someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered
follower - someone who travels behind or pursues another
2.chaser - a drink to follow immediately after another drink
drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
Translations
chaser
n
(= pursuer)Verfolger m
(= drink) have a whisky chasertrinken Sie einen Whisky dazu
chaser [ˈtʃeɪsəʳ] n
a. (drink) bibita poco alcolica bevuta dopo un superalcolico
b. (person) → inseguitore/trice, cacciatore/trice

chaser [ˈtʃeɪsəʳ] n
a. (drink) bibita poco alcolica bevuta dopo un superalcolico
b. (person) → inseguitore/trice, cacciatore/trice


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