chaser
/ˈt͡ʃeɪsɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.13 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
Example Sentences
- "One student is the chaser and the other is the chasee. Give the chasee three seconds to get away and then allow the chaser to attempt to tag the chasee."
- ""[I]t looked like The Fellow was the best steeplechaser in many years. He'd earned the best speed rating I'd ever given a chaser.""
- ""Wild Risk...had his greatest successes as a steeplechaser rather than a flat racer... It is rare indeed that a 'chaser - even one as good as wild risk - makes a good flat sire.""
- "Oh, that final furlong! It can be both agony and ecstasy. Anyone who doubts that should have seen the television close-up of Jim Lewis as his great chaser Best Mate came up the final hill at Cheltenham in 2004 to clich a hat-trick of Gold Cups. ... Best mate is the best steeplechaser we have seen for years and all being well will be at the Cheltenham Festival again in 2005 to try and make it four Gold Cups."
- "beer chaser"
- "straight, no chaser"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɚ/
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃeɪsə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.