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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who is being chased;
- Example: "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued"
[syn: pursued, chased]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chase \Chase\ (ch[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chased (ch[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Chasing.] [OF. chacier, F. chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive to seize. See Catch.] 1. To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt. [1913 Webster] We are those which chased you from the field. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Philologists, who chase A panting syllable through time and place. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on; to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away or off; as, to chase the hens away. [1913 Webster] Chased by their brother's endless malice from prince to prince and from place to place. --Knolles. [1913 Webster] 3. To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game. [1913 Webster] Chasing each other merrily. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

chased \chased\ (ch[=a]st), n. a person who is being chased; as, better to be the chaser than the chased. Syn: pursued. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chased n 1: a person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued" [syn: pursued, chased]