chaser 1
/chay"seuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that chases or pursues.
2. a drink of a milder beverage taken after a drink of liquor.
3. Also called chase gun . (on a vessel) a gun esp. for use when in chase or when being chased.
4. a hunter.
5. Theat.
a. Chiefly Brit. the final act or musical number of a vaudeville or variety show.
b. the music played as the audience leaves a theater.
[ 1250-1300; ME; see CHASE 1 , -ER 1 ]
chaser 2
/chay"seuhr/ , n.
a tool with multiple teeth for cutting screw threads.
[ 1700-10; CHASE 2 + -ER 1 ]
chaser 3
/chay"seuhr/ , n.
a person who engraves metal.
[ 1700-10; CHASE 3 + -ER 1 ]