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
Walter Teller 1
: a skilled worker who produces ornamental chasing
2
: a tool for cutting screw threads
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 3 Nov. 2024
Easter Island, the territory of Chile, attracted hundreds of international eclipse chasers.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Long-time Flagstaff resident, storm chaser and writer Elias Butler has two photographs in the Cumulus gallery, one of a dramatic cloud-to-ground lightning strike near Wupatki National Monument and another of a downpour over the San Francisco Peaks.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Miller's union represents about 30 machine operators, inspectors, stock chasers and rackers at Marsh Plating in Ypsilanti, according to the plea agreement.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This deep knowledge of nature and cultural connection to the night sky were foundational to his future as a professional northern-lights chaser and guide for his company North Star Adventures.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 3 Nov. 2024
Easter Island, the territory of Chile, attracted hundreds of international eclipse chasers.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Long-time Flagstaff resident, storm chaser and writer Elias Butler has two photographs in the Cumulus gallery, one of a dramatic cloud-to-ground lightning strike near Wupatki National Monument and another of a downpour over the San Francisco Peaks.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Miller's union represents about 30 machine operators, inspectors, stock chasers and rackers at Marsh Plating in Ypsilanti, according to the plea agreement.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Chaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaser. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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