stalker

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English stalkere, equivalent to stalk +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

stalker (plural stalkers)

  1. A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
  2. A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
  3. Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
  4. Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
  5. (obsolete) A kind of fishing net.

Synonyms

  • (person who stalks game): tracker
  • (person who secretly follows someone): prowler

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English stalker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: stal‧ker

Noun

stalker m anim

  1. stalker (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)

Declension

Further reading

  • stalker”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 - not found
  • stalker”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 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)

  1. stalker (a person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)

Polish

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from English stalker.

Pronunciation

Noun

stalker m pers (female equivalent stalkerka)

  1. (crime) stalker (person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions)

Declension

noun
verb

Further reading

  • stalker in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • stalker in Polish dictionaries at PWN