stalker
See also: Stalker
English
Etymology
From Middle English stalkere, equivalent to stalk + -er.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːkə(ɹ)
- Homophone: stocker (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Noun
stalker (plural stalkers)
- A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
- A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
- Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
- Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
- (obsolete) A kind of fishing net.
Synonyms
- (person who stalks game): tracker
- (person who secretly follows someone): prowler
Translations
person who stalks game
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person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions
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Anagrams
- talkers
Czech
Etymology
From English stalker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstalkɛr]
- Hyphenation: stal‧ker
Noun
stalker m anim
- stalker (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)
Declension
Declension of stalker
singular | plural | |
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nominative | stalker | stalkerové, stalkeři |
genitive | stalkera | stalkerů |
dative | stalkerovi, stalkeru | stalkerům |
accusative | stalkera | stalkery |
vocative | stalkere | stalkerové, stalkeři |
locative | stalkerovi, stalkeru | stalkerech |
instrumental | stalkerem | stalkery |
Further reading
- stalker in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957 - not found
- stalker in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989 - not found
- stalker in Internetová jazyková příručka, 2008–2022, Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR - found
Dutch
Etymology
From English stalker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑl.kər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: stal‧ker
Noun
stalker m (plural stalkers, diminutive stalkertje n)
- stalker (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)
Related terms
- stalken
- stalking
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English stalking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstal.kɛr/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alkɛr
- Syllabification: stal‧ker
Noun
stalker m pers (feminine stalkerka)
- (crime) stalker (person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)
Declension
Declension of stalker
singular | plural | |
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nominative | stalker | stalkerzy |
genitive | stalkera | stalkerów |
dative | stalkerowi | stalkerom |
accusative | stalkera | stalkerów |
instrumental | stalkerem | stalkerami |
locative | stalkerze | stalkerach |
vocative | stalkerze | stalkerzy |
Related terms
noun
- stalking
verb
- stalkować impf
Further reading
- stalker in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- stalker in Polish dictionaries at PWN