chaser

  • 121ambulance chaser — A lawyer who encourages people who have been in accidents or become ill to sue for compensation is an ambulance chaser …

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  • 122ambulance chaser — 1. AND chaser n. a awyer or entrepreneur who hurries to the scene of an accident to try to get the business of any injured persons. □ The insurance companies are cracking down on ambulance chasers. □ Two minutes after the spectacular wreck, seven …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 123chippy-chaser — n. a man who chases sexually loose women. □ He tried to be such a charmer you know, a chippy chaser, but he is so inept. □ Frank used to be a chippy chaser, but the scag has him sort of debilitated these days …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 124ambulance chaser — noun an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue • Hypernyms: ↑lawyer, ↑attorney * * * ˈambulance chaser noun (informal, disapproving …

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  • 125Bow chaser — Bow Bow (b[=o]), n. [Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship. See {Bough}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 126Steeple chaser — Steeple Stee ple (st[=e] p l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.) A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See {Spire}. A weathercock on a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 127Kronshtadt class submarine chaser — The Kronshtadt class submarine chasers were a Soviet design built under license in China in the 1950s. The first Chinese built unit entered service in 1957 and was designated as the Type 6604 submarine chaser. ervice historyTwo boats of this… …

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  • 128Storm Chaser — Als Sturmjäger (Storm chaser) bezeichnet man Personen, die es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht haben, Unwetter auszumachen, zu beobachten, zu verfolgen und gegebenenfalls mit Mitteln der Fotografie und des Films zu dokumentieren. Die Ansprüche dieser… …

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