Hugh Grant

But when you're a celebrity, you discover that you're no longer the pursuer, but the one being pursued. That's one of the disappointments I have had since becoming a single man.

English Actor

John le Carre

But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy.

English Writer

Eric Hoffer

There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive.

American Writer

Used for someone or something actively trying to catch or follow another.

Chase Context

Implies a sense of urgency and determination from the pursuer.

Intensity Implied

Though often used in escape contexts, pursuers can also be benign, like in a race or competition.

Not Always Negative

Used specifically in legal settings to describe someone who initiates a lawsuit.

Legal Specificity

Denotes the role of a person as the accusing party in court, not to be mistaken with the defendant.

Litigation Role

 Mekhala, without fear, refused and flew off into the clouds, hoping to draw the demon away from her friends. Ream Eyso took the bait, ripping through nimbus after nimbus in his crazed pursuit. Once far enough away, Mekhala confronted her pursuer.

The Cambodian myth of...

 and his helpers prepare for an arduous task Lakshmi kam Shukla is an exorcist a pursuer of spirits and today he'll take on some formidable foes families have traveled many miles from all over

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 It's also flying for its life. This time, the pigeon outflies its pursuer.

Pursuer

Chase Context

Intensity Implied

Not Always Negative

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