🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

perseguidor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: per-se-gi-dor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pursuer/pərˈsjuːər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O perseguidor correu rapidamente para alcançar o suspeito em fuga."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who follows or chases someone or something.

    "The pursuer ran swiftly to catch up with the fleeing suspect."
  2. 2

    A person who seeks to achieve a goal or objective.

    "As a pursuer of knowledge, she spent hours in the library researching her topic."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'pursuer' originates from Middle English 'pursueren', derived from the Old French 'poursuivre', which in turn comes from the Latin 'pursuare', meaning 'to follow after'. The evolution of the term reflects a consistent meaning of chasing or seeking something over time.

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