chaser

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noun (1)

chas·​er ˈchā-sər How to pronounce chaser (audio)
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: 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

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Why solar activity is creating more auroras Fortunately for aurora chasers, there will be far more opportunities to catch the northern lights soon. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 One of the plant scientists in attendance is Jane Langdale, who is perhaps the closest thing the field already has to a moonshot chaser. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024 The 12-course meal presents playfully nostalgic riffs on Southern culture: One dish features a tomato-sandwich macaroon and a sorbet chaser, a nostalgic ode to childhood summers spent playing in the yard and drinking from the garden hose. Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024 The researchers are among the world’s top academic storm chasers. NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chaser 

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of chaser was in the 13th century

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“Chaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaser. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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