Lurker (Noun)
Meaning
Someone waiting in concealment.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police officer was on the lookout for a lurker in the shadows of the abandoned building where several burglaries had taken place recently.
- The wildlife photographer spent hours in the blind waiting for the perfect shot, aware that a lurker in the underbrush could be a predator waiting for its next meal.
- The detective was staking out the suspect's house, trying to catch the lurker who had been sending threatening letters to the victim.
- The hikers knew they had to be careful in bear country, where a lurker could be hiding just out of sight, ready to pounce.
- The store owner noticed a suspicious lurker lingering around the perfume counter, and quickly alerted the security guard to come over and investigate.