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Meanings of lurker in English

Spanish
mirón

Someone waiting in concealment.

mirón
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Examples for "lurcher"
Examples for "lurcher"
1
For rabbiting, the lurcher was and is the dog of all others.
The Amateur Poacher
2
My dear fellow, you must make allowances for the rough old lurcher.
At a Winter's Fire
3
Suddenly we heard the frantic barking of the lurcher from the yard.
The heretic's daughter: a novel
4
He gripped his lurcher's collar and stood still for nearly ten minutes.
The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate
5
The old-time poachers in England used to do it with their lurcher dogs.
Michael, Brother of Jerry
1
These men would fire to kill on any skulker near the camp.
Man-Size
2
And Godefroy, the skulker, was glad to run for the marsh.
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
3
You're a thief among thieves, Tom Stone: a bully, a coward, a skulker.
Laramie Holds the Range
4
The skulker had gotten all the way into the room before he'd even noticed.
Dhampir
5
The Provost Marshal apparently demanded the skulker's name, and wrote it in a book.
The Red Acorn
Usage of lurker in English
1
No longer was any lurker limited to teledramas, hyperviolent movies, and war-front news.
Existence
2
Jack hadn't even seen the ditch, not to mention the lurker crouching inside it.
Death angel
3
There were lots of places where a lurker could hide.
Death angel
4
Obviously, the lurker hadn't seen the wild elf make his way off to the side.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
5
At the time, as a regular lurker on the subreddit, I could completely see why.
The Guardian
6
By then, I was sure that the lurker wasn't Bill, who would have made himself known.
Dead as a doornail
7
And even if he did figure out who Leal was, she could have been a lurker.
Bones Never Lie
8
Another hesitant footstep, but the lurker didn't bolt.
The bone palace
9
Nicholas Wallpenny: lurker, bug hunter and sneak thief.
Rivers of London
10
One of the sawing claws opened and closed, separating the head of the lurker from its body.
Plague Ship
11
The uninvited lurker that had given her the nightmarish glimpse of Cam and Daniel on the beach.
Torment
12
For now he is a diligent lurker.
The Guardian
13
A "lurker" is someone who read without ever contributing.
The Online World
14
Even Alice had now stopped thinking of Mr Richard Ravenal, and thought only of the lurker in ambush.
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
15
I know what a lurker is.
Bones Never Lie
16
But the night gave up no sound in confirmation of this, and I could detect no sign of any lurker.
Tales of Chinatown
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Lurker through the time