pursuers
People giving chase
Pursuers are those who chase or follow someone or something.
The word usually implies intent to catch, capture, or overtake: She glanced back at her pursuers.
Pursuers may be literal—police chasing a suspect, a predator tracking prey—or figurative, as when someone speaks of outrunning their pursuers in a competitive field.
Civil law enforcement
- detectivesThose who solve crimes
- trackersThose who follow trails
- stalkersThose who obsessively pursue
- huntersPursuers of prey
bloodhounds · sheriffs · marshals · vigilantes · searchers · scouts · sleuths · spies
Rear animal appendage
- shadowLight blocked by object
- trackPath or monitored route
- trailPath through wilderness
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
observe · watch · spy · investigate · scrutinize · survey · follow · wiretap
Those who compete
- contestantsCompetition participants
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
challengers · contenders · frontrunners · underdogs · pacers · finalists · sprinters · marathoners
Those with ambitious visions
- aspirantsThose seeking advancement
- seekersThose who pursue answers
- striversPeople who work hard
- achieversThose who accomplish goals
climbers · go-getters · ambitious · driven · motivated · determined · visionaries · entrepreneurs
police
Civil law enforcement
- detectivesThose who solve crimes
- trackersThose who follow trails
- stalkersThose who obsessively pursue
hunters · bloodhounds · sheriffs · marshals · vigilantes · searchers · scouts · sleuths · spies · predators
tail
Rear animal appendage
monitor · observe · watch · spy · investigate · scrutinize · survey · follow · wiretap · stakeout
rivals
Those who compete
- contestantsCompetition participants
- opponentsThose who compete against
- adversariesThose who oppose you
competitors · challengers · contenders · frontrunners · underdogs · pacers · finalists · sprinters · marathoners · racers
dreamers
Those with ambitious visions
achievers · climbers · go-getters · ambitious · driven · motivated · determined · visionaries · entrepreneurs · careerists
suitors
Those pursuing marriage
- admirersPeople who appreciate someone
- wooersSeekers of romantic favor
- courtersThose pursuing romantic interest
lovers · paramours · devotees · beaus · sweethearts · flames · crushes · hopefuls · romantics · seducers
- seekersseekers, seeker, treasure hunters, searcher, fortune seekers
- track cyclistssprinters