bird-dogging
Relentlessly chasing leads
Bird-dogging is persistent pursuit or close surveillance of someone or something.
The term comes from hunting dogs trained to locate and point at game birds.
In politics, bird-dogging means tracking candidates to confront them with questions at public events: Activists bird-dogged the senator throughout her campaign.
In sales or real estate, it means scouting for leads or opportunities on behalf of someone else.
Searching for mineral wealth
- leadsGoes in front
- cold-callingContacting prospects without introduction
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
hustle · commission · dealmaking · poaching · headhunting · recruiting · scouting · sourcing
Private investigator
- probeThorough examination or tool
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
surveillance · reconnaissance · scout · tracking · pursuit · trailing · stakeout · monitoring
Stubbornly determined to continue
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- houndingPersistently pursuing or pressuring
pressuring · nagging · pursuing · unrelenting · insistent · chasing · badgering · harassing
prospecting
Searching for mineral wealth
- leadsGoes in front
- cold-callingContacting prospects without introduction
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
networking · hustle · commission · dealmaking · poaching · headhunting · recruiting · scouting · sourcing · canvassing
sleuth
Private investigator
- probeThorough examination or tool
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
detective · surveillance · reconnaissance · scout · tracking · pursuit · trailing · stakeout · monitoring · tailing
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
hounding · pressuring · nagging · pursuing · unrelenting · insistent · chasing · badgering · harassing · stalking
pointer
Reference to memory location
gamebird · pheasant · quail · gundog · fieldwork · covey · upland · waterfowl · handler · flush
- pursuitchase, chasing, pursuit, chase down, pursue
bird-doggingwaiting
Remaining in expectation
sitting back · standing pat · lying in wait · receiving · idling
bird-doggingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · disregarding · overlooking · tuning out · turning a blind eye
bird-doggingsitting idle
standing by · inaction · hanging back · staying put · holding back
bird, birds, dogs, birding, birded, dogging, dogged, doggy, birdlike