Pursuer

n.	1.	One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake.
	2.	(Eccl. & Scots Law) A plaintiff; a prosecutor.

Noun	1.	pursuer - a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers" Synonyms: chaser
	2.	pursuer - a person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth"

PURSUER, canon law. The name by which the complainant or plaintiff is known in the ecclesiastical courts. 3 Eng. Eccl. R. 350.

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