stalker

stalk ¹  (stôk)

n.

1.

a. A stem or main axis of a herbaceous plant.

b. A stem or similar structure that supports a plant part such as a flower, flower cluster, or leaf.

2. A slender or elongated support or structure, as one that holds up an organ or another body part.

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[Middle English, probably diminutive of stale, upright of a ladder, post, handle, from Old English stalu; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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stalky adj.

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stalk ²  (stôk)

v. stalked, stalk·ing, stalks

v.intr.

1. To walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait: stalked off in a huff.

2. To move threateningly or menacingly.

3. To track prey or quarry.

v.tr.

1. To pursue by tracking stealthily.

2. To follow or observe (a person) persistently, especially out of obsession or derangement.

3. To go through (an area) in pursuit of prey or quarry.

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[Middle English stalken, from Old English -stealcian, to move stealthily (in bestealcian).]

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stalker n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stalker - someone who walks with long stiff strides pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
	2.	stalker - someone who stalks game hunter, huntsman - someone who hunts game
	3.	stalker - someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions prowler, sneak interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

Translations

stalker [ˈstɔːkə^r] n → admirateur/trice m/f monomaniaque

stalker

n

(Hunt) → Pirschjäger(in) m(f)

(= pursuer) jd, der die ständige Nähe zu einer von ihm verehrten (meist prominenten) Person sucht oder sie mit Anrufen, Briefen etc belästigt