tailer

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator.
2. noun A worker on a yacht, responsible for furling and setting the sails.
3. noun A large noose with a long handle intended to secure a fish's tail.
4. noun A fish bottom-feeding in shallow water with its tail out of the water.

Similar words

tailgater tracker pursuivant follower trackee skulker trailer skip-tracer eavesdropper stalker

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