Stalker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who walks with long stiff strides

someone who stalks game

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɔːkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɔːkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɔːkə/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɔːkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sneak prowler

Word Forms

stalk	verb	walk stiffly
prowl	verb	move about in or as if in a predatory manner
sneak	adjective	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
sneaky	adjective	marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
sneak	verb	to go stealthily or furtively

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

harceleur

quelqu'un qui marche à grands pas raides

🇪🇸Spanish

acosador

alguien que camina con zancadas largas y rígidas

🇵🇹Portuguese

perseguidor

alguém que anda com passos longos e rígidos

🇷🇺Russian

сталкер

тот, кто ходит длинными, уверенными шагами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिकारी

कोई व्यक्ति जो लंबे, कठोर कदमों से चलता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টকার

যে কেউ দীর্ঘ কঠোর পদক্ষেপের সাথে হাঁটেন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்டையாடுபவர்

நீண்ட கடினமான முன்னேற்றங்களுடன் நடக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేటగాడు

పొడవైన గట్టి అడుగులతో నడిచే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिकारी

जो लांब पल्ले घेऊन चालतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટોકર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે લાંબા સખત પગલાઓ સાથે ચાલે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸುವವನು

ದೀರ್ಘ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ದಾಪುಗಾಲುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಡೆಯುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേട്ടക്കാരൻ

നീണ്ട കടുപ്പത്തോടെ നടക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਲੰਮੀ ਸਖਤ ਕਦਮਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਤੁਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکاری

کوئی ایسا شخص جو لمبی لمبی قدموں کے ساتھ چلتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跟踪者

迈着又长又僵硬的步伐行走的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ストーカー

長い歩幅で歩く人

🇰🇷Korean

스토커

길고 뻣뻣한 보폭으로 걷는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ theo dõi

một người bước đi với những bước dài cứng nhắc

🇹🇭Thai

สะกดรอยตาม

คนที่เดินด้วยก้าวย่างยาวๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penguntit

seseorang yang berjalan dengan langkah panjang dan kaku

🇲🇾Malay

penguntit

seseorang yang berjalan dengan langkah kaku yang panjang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مترصد

شخص يمشي بخطوات طويلة قاسية

🇮🇷Persian

شکارچی

کسی که با گام های بلند و سفت راه می رود

🇹🇷Turkish

takipçi

uzun ve sert adımlarla yürüyen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוקב

מישהו שהולך בצעדים ארוכים ונוקשים

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