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pursuer

Meaning of “pursuer”

One who chases in order to overtake.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Lamentations 1:6

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The KJV occurrence

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Lamentations 1:6
And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:6 · retained source text

And from the daughter of Zion all her beautie is departed: her princes are become like Harts that find no pasture, & they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

One that follows; one that chases; one that follows in haste with a view to overtake.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 393