pursuer

[US]/pəˈsju:ə/
[UK]/pɚ'suɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en person som aktivt søker etter eller jakar; en person som forsker eller undersøker; en person som er søker i en rettslig saken.
Word Forms
Pluralpursuers

Example Sentences

He found the pursuer close at his heels.

Han fant jageren rett bak seg.

We managed to give our pursuers the shake.

Vi klarte å skape avstand fra jaggerne.

he managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into a bog.

han klarte å unna tok sine jeger ved å flykte inn i en mos.

We managed to shake off our pursuers in the crowd.

Vi klarte å bli av med jaggerne i folket.

The thief managed to throw his pursuers off the scent.

Tyven klarte å få jaggerne av sporet.

A glance behind confirmed his fears. His pursuer was gaining ground on him rapidly.

Et blikk bakover bekreftet hans frykt. Jageren kom etter ham raskt.

As hasty preparations were made to bushwhack the Pursuer, the Ref showed its mettle.

Når hastige forberedelser ble gjort for å gjøre en baklengsangrep på Jageren, viste Ref sin verdt.

Real-world Examples

Once far enough away, Mekhala confronted her pursuer.

Når hun var langt nok unna, møtte Mekhala sin etterfølger ansikt til ansikt.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

It can exhaust the pursuer running after it before he can catch up with it.

Det kan utmattet etterfølger som løper etter det før han kan få tak i det.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

The prosecutor says the 25-year-old Black man gave his pursuers no reason to suspect him of any wrongdoing.

Anklageren sier at den 25 år gamle svarte mannen ga sine etterfølgere ingen grunn til å mistenke ham for noe galt.

Source: AP Listening Collection November 2021

Next moment, both pursuers had fallen back and disappeared from view.

Neste øyeblikk hadde begge etterfølgere trukket seg tilbake og forsvunnet fra synet.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

His pursuers were after him at once, like two dogs chasing a hare.

Hans etterfølgere var etter ham umiddelbart, som to hunder som jager en kanin.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

This secret telephone line helped the rebels stay one step ahead of their pursuers.

Den hemmelige telefonlinjen hjalp opprørerne å være ett steg foran sine etterfølgere.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Even before she boarded that bus, she was an activist; a tireless pursuer of justice.

Allerede før hun steg på bussen, var hun en aktivist; en utmattende jager etter rettferdighet.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Fear lapped at him as he looked left and right for pursuers he was sure would come…

Frykt krevde ham når han så til venstre og høyre etter etterfølgere han var sikker på ville komme…

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Then, if they were followed, they would twist in their saddles and shoot backwards at their pursuers.

Så, hvis de ble etterfølgt, ville de vende seg i sadlene og skyte bakover mot sine etterfølgere.

Source: A Brief History of the World

The pursuers all gathered around the well trying to find the burglars drowning himself in the dark hole.

Etterfølgere samlet seg rundt brønnen for å finne innbruddstyven som dyrk seg i den mørke hulen.

Source: Recite for the King Volume 4 (All 60 lessons)

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