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stalk2 /stök/ intransitive verb- To stride stiffly or haughtily
- To go after game, keeping under cover
- To follow a person, esp an enemy, in a similar manner
transitive verb- To approach under cover
- To stalk over or through (a tract of country, etc)
noun- An act of stalking
- A stalking gait
ORIGIN: OE (bi)stealcian, frequentative of steal1 stalkˈer noun - A person who stalks game
- Someone who obsessively follows another person, often with a sinister purpose
stalkerazzi /stök-ə-ratˈsē/ plural noun (slang) Members of the paparazzi who pursue celebrities to an extreme degree in order to obtain photographs and information stalkˈing noun and adjective stalkˈing-horse noun - A horse or substitute behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
- A candidate in an election standing only to facilitate the success of another
- Anything put forward to mask plans or efforts
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