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pursuer

/pəˈsjʊə/

/pərˈsjuɚ/

Translations

pursueradjective

/pəˈsjuː.ə/

/pərˈsuː.ɚ/

Attributive use: placed before another noun to denote relation to pursuit (e.g. "pursuer aircraft").

poursuivantParticipe adjectival pour un objet, un véhicule ou un dispositif qui poursuit une cible.

The new pursuer drone can track vehicles over long distances.

Le nouveau drone poursuivant peut suivre des véhicules sur de longues distances.

pursuernoun

pursuers

/pəˈsjʊə/

/pərˈsjuɚ/

The detective was a relentless pursuer, never giving up on the trail of the suspect.

Le détective était un poursuivant implacable, ne renonçant jamais à la piste du suspect.

demandeurDroit écossais.

Under Scottish procedure, the pursuer must lodge the initial writ with the court.

Dans la procédure écossaise, le demandeur doit déposer l’assignation initiale auprès du tribunal.

Additional translations

poursuivantAu sens de personne qui cherche activement à atteindre un but; emploi plus littéraire ou abstrait.

Synonyms

pursueradjective

Designed for or relating to pursuing.

The new pursuer drone can track vehicles over long distances.

pursuernoun

A person or thing that follows or chases someone or something.

The detective was a relentless pursuer, never giving up on the trail of the suspect.

A person who is in pursuit of a goal or objective.

As a pursuer of knowledge, she spent countless hours in the library researching her thesis.

In Scots law, the party who brings a civil action; a plaintiff.

Under Scottish procedure, the pursuer must lodge the initial writ with the court.