lurcher

A noun referring to a person who waits in concealment, often with the intent to ambush or spy.

• 🇩🇪Person, die sich versteckt oder im Hinterhalt liegt, oft um jemanden zu beobachten oder zu überfallen; auch eine Person, die heimlich lauert.

1. A person who lurks or waits in hiding C1 formal

   Someone who stays in a concealed position, typically to ambush, spy, or wait for an opportunity.

   • The lurcher was spotted near the enemy camp under cover of darkness.
   • She felt like a lurcher, hiding behind the bushes to overhear the conversation.
   • According to legend, the lurcher would wait in the dark alley for unsuspecting victims.
   • The guards searched the woods for any lurcher lying in ambush.

   🇩🇪Person, die sich versteckt

   Synonyme: ambusherlurkerprowlerskulkerstalker

• lurchers plural form
• lurchers' possessive plural form
• lurcher's possessive singular form