approachers
Ones drawing close
Approachers are people or things that come nearer.
The word appears most often in contexts involving multiple entities moving toward something: The approachers were visible from the watchtower.
In golf, approachers are shots played toward the green from a distance.
Unauthorized person present
- trespasserUnlawful entrant on property
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- assailantOne who attacks another
- aggressorOne who initiates conflict
stalker · predator · hostile · enemy · adversary · menace · danger · warning
Short-term guest
- guestWelcomed visitor
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- callerOne who phones
pilgrim · petitioner · suitor · delegate · envoy · emissary · ambassador · dignitary
Move or progress forward
- movementChange in position
- progressionSequential forward movement
- oncomingMoving toward the observer
- incomingMoving toward arrival
nearing · closing · converging · encroaching · arriving · inbound · proximity · imminent
Covert information gatherer
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- operativeCovert field agent
- agentOne who acts independently
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
reconnoiter · surveillance · stealthy · clandestine · undercover · sleuth · shadower · tail
intruder
Unauthorized person present
- trespasserUnlawful entrant on property
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- assailantOne who attacks another
aggressor · stalker · predator · hostile · enemy · adversary · menace · danger · warning · alarm
visitor
Short-term guest
caller · pilgrim · petitioner · suitor · delegate · envoy · emissary · ambassador · dignitary · greeter
advance
Move or progress forward
- movementChange in position
- progressionSequential forward movement
- oncomingMoving toward the observer
incoming · nearing · closing · converging · encroaching · arriving · inbound · proximity · imminent · making way
spy
Covert information gatherer
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- operativeCovert field agent
- agentOne who acts independently
scout · reconnoiter · surveillance · stealthy · clandestine · undercover · sleuth · shadower · tail · informant
pursuer
One giving chase
hunter · seeker · suitor · admirer · courter · wooer · applicant · candidate · contender · aspirant
approachersretreaters
Those who pull back
escapers · leavers · withdrawers · evacuees · deserters
- slam dunk approachesMethods virtually guaranteed success
- holistic approachesMethods considering entire systems
- final approachesTerminal descent paths
- cold approachesUnsolicited outreach to strangers
- therapeutic approachesMethods for treating conditions