tracker

/ˈtɹækə(ɹ)/noun
Middle School
1

Agent noun of track; one who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog that follows game.

2

A person employed to follow and monitor a political rival.

3

An Indigenous Australian employed by the law to track down fugitives and missing persons.

4

In an organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in path) a key and a pallet, to communicate motion by pulling.

5

A type of computer software for composing music by aligning notes or samples on parallel timelines.

6

A musician who writes music in a tracker.

7

A computer program that monitors something.

8

Server software that coordinates peers in the BitTorrent protocol.

9

A tracker mortgage.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing