pursuer en · NOUN
Etymology
From pursue + -er.
Meanings
- One who pursues.
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(qualifier:Scots law) The party who initiates a lawsuit; a plaintiff.
On his area the pursuer built a dwelling-house, of which the gable and garden-wall were mutual with his neighbour Smith […]
1809, Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), Decisions of the Court of Sessions, from 1752 to 1808, page 216:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pursuers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
fi seuraaja (one who pursues) · ja 追跡者 (one who pursues) · la secūtor (one who pursues) · de Verfolgerin (one who pursues) · grc διώκτης (one who pursues) · pt perseguidor (one who pursues) · ru пресле́дователь (one who pursues) · cmn 追趕者 /追赶者 (one who pursues) · fi pyrkijä (one who pursues) · ru пресле́довательница (one who pursues) · mk просле́дувач (one who pursues) · bg преследвач (one who pursues) · de Verfolger (one who pursues) · ro urmăritor (one who pursues) · fi takaa-ajaja (one who pursues) · fr poursuivant (one who pursues) · mk прого́нувач (one who pursues)