chaser

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noun (1)

chas·​er ˈchā-sər 

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

chaser

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noun (2)

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 Web

Noun

After adding James and Brown to the core of Maxey, Embiid and Edgecombe, the Sixers could become a premium landing spot for ring-chasers, too. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

And almost every team in the NHL is going to be trying to make the playoffs next season, with only Calgary and Vancouver standing out as obvious lottery pick chasers. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 23 July 2026

But if reports that users cover 50% of the upgrade costs from 512GB to 1TB are true, checkout could look a bit different for the high-storage chasers. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

From within a narrow 180-mile-wide path of totality across eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, a total solar eclipse will briefly turn day into night for lucky locals and intrepid eclipse chasers. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 July 2026

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

Phrases Containing chaser

• ambulance chaser
• stern chaser

Rhymes for chaser

• acer
• baser
• pacer
• racer
• spacer
• tracer
• eraser
• replacer
• radiotracer