stalker
/ˈstɔːkə(ɹ)/noun
Middle School
1
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
2
A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.
3
Any of various devices for removing the stalk from plants during harvesting.
4
Any bird that walks with a stalking motion.
5
A kind of fishing net.
6
A horse that tends to stay just behind the leaders in a race.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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