chaser
(noun) a drink to follow immediately after another drink
pursuer, chaser
(noun) a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; “always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chaser (plural chasers)
A person or thing (ship, plane, car, etc.) that chases. [from 14th c.]
(archaic) A hunter. [from 15th c.]
A person who does the chasing on metalwork.
A horse: (originally) a horse used for hunting; (now) a horse trained for steeplechasing, a steeplechaser. [from 14th c.]
(UK) A strong alcoholic drink (such as a spirit) that is drunk after a weaker alcoholic drink.
(US) A mild drink consumed immediately after a drink of hard liquor. [from 19th c.]
(logging, obsolete) Someone that follows logs out of the forest in order to signal a yarder engineer to stop them if they become fouled (also called a frogger).
(logging) One who unhooks chokers from the logs at the landing.
(slang, historical) A piece of music, etc. played after a performance while the audience leaves.
One of a series of adjacent light bulbs that cycle on and off to give the illusion of movement.
synonym of prison chaser
(slang) A person who seeks out sexual partners with a particular quality
(slang) A tranny chaser.
(slang) A chubby chaser.
(slang) A person who seeks partners with HIV in order to become infected.
Synonym: bug-chaser
• (mild drink): back
chaser (plural chasers)
Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing. [from 18th c.]
A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads. [from 19th c.]
(nautical) A chase gun.
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Source: Wiktionary
Chas"er, n.
1. One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: Same as Chase gun, esp. in terms bow chaser and stern chaser. See under Bow, Stern.
Chas"er, n.
1. One who chases or engraves. See 5th Chase, and Enchase.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: A tool with several points, used for cutting or finishing screw threads, either external or internal, on work revolving in a lathe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.