1
: 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
Walter Teller 1
: a skilled worker who produces ornamental chasing
2
: a tool for cutting screw threads
Examples of chaser in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAbigail Adams, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
On June 5, a storm chaser captured video of a massive lightning strike in the Catalinas that soon would wind the lockdown more tightly.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
He’s depicted raping Ivana, abusing amphetamines in order to lose weight (then getting tummy tug with a hair implants chaser), and cutting deals with underworld figures so Trump Tower can move forward as planned.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2024
Mike Theiss, an extreme nature photographer and hurricane storm chaser, who lives in Florida was shocked to see posts Friday night about how far south people were seeing the auroras.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
In the follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister, the Anyone But You star, 35, plays Tyler Owens, a cocky storm chaser who posts his adventures on social media.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Now that the community has grown, amateurs and newly-identifying eclipse chasers are using online platforms to share lodging plans, ask for tips, and recount tales of past trips abroad.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Here's a breakdown of which places along the path of totality are most likely to give eclipse chasers the best odds.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Eclipse chasers, or umbraphiles, are individuals who will do almost anything, and travel almost anywhere, to see totality, according to the American Astronomical Society.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
Several wind turbines were knocked down by the twister, which storm chasers also filmed.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
On June 5, a storm chaser captured video of a massive lightning strike in the Catalinas that soon would wind the lockdown more tightly.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
He’s depicted raping Ivana, abusing amphetamines in order to lose weight (then getting tummy tug with a hair implants chaser), and cutting deals with underworld figures so Trump Tower can move forward as planned.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2024
Mike Theiss, an extreme nature photographer and hurricane storm chaser, who lives in Florida was shocked to see posts Friday night about how far south people were seeing the auroras.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
In the follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister, the Anyone But You star, 35, plays Tyler Owens, a cocky storm chaser who posts his adventures on social media.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
Now that the community has grown, amateurs and newly-identifying eclipse chasers are using online platforms to share lodging plans, ask for tips, and recount tales of past trips abroad.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Here's a breakdown of which places along the path of totality are most likely to give eclipse chasers the best odds.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Eclipse chasers, or umbraphiles, are individuals who will do almost anything, and travel almost anywhere, to see totality, according to the American Astronomical Society.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Chaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaser. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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