1
: one that chases
2
: a drink of a different kind taken immediately after a stronger or weaker one
whiskey with a beer chaser
beer with a whiskey chaser
broadly
: something drunk or eaten immediately after something else
… I ask for tea, am handed a pot, and with it a chaser of cranberry juice … —
Walter Teller
Walter Teller 1
: a skilled worker who produces ornamental chasing
2
: a tool for cutting screw threads
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
There may be no total solar eclipse this year, but June 10, 2025, is a landmark event of sorts for eclipse chasers worldwide — the halfway point between the last and the next totalities.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 June 2025
But the chasers have been stuck in neutral for much of the round.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
To celebrate the new season’s kick-off, here are 23 summer vacation ideas for 2025—or, for powder chasers, a buzzy new hotel to bookmark for skiing in New Zealand this winter.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
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Here's my message: Have some consideration for your fellow chasers when out there.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
There may be no total solar eclipse this year, but June 10, 2025, is a landmark event of sorts for eclipse chasers worldwide — the halfway point between the last and the next totalities.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 June 2025
But the chasers have been stuck in neutral for much of the round.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
To celebrate the new season’s kick-off, here are 23 summer vacation ideas for 2025—or, for powder chasers, a buzzy new hotel to bookmark for skiing in New Zealand this winter.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025
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“Chaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chaser. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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