prowler

prowl  (proul)

v. prowled, prowl·ing, prowls

v.tr.

To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark.

v.intr.

To rove furtively or with predatory intent: cats prowling through the neighborhood.

n.

The act or an instance of prowling.

Idiom:

on the prowl

Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs.

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[Middle English prollen, to move about.]

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prowler n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prowler - someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions sneak, stalker interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

Translations

prowler [ˈpraʊləʳ] N → merodeador(a) m/f

prowler [ˈpraʊlə^r] n → rôdeur/euse m/f

prowler

n → Herumtreiber(in) m(f); (= peeping Tom) → Spanner m (inf); he heard a prowler outside → er hörte, wie draußen jemand herumschlich

prowler [ˈpraʊləʳ] n there was a prowler in the garden → c'era un tipo sospetto che si aggirava in giardino

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prowler [ˈpraʊləʳ] n there was a prowler in the garden → c'era un tipo sospetto che si aggirava in giardino