chaser vs gallant

chaser

noun
  • A person or thing (ship, plane, car, etc.) that chases. 

  • Synonym of prison chaser (“person who guards military prisoners”) 

  • A horse: (originally) a horse used for hunting; (now) a horse trained for steeplechasing, a steeplechaser. 

  • A drink drunk after another of a different kind. 

  • A piece of music, etc. played after a performance while the audience leaves. 

  • A long piece of flexible wire used to draw an electrical cable through a wall cavity. 

  • A chubby chaser. 

  • In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player responsible for passing the quaffle and scoring goals with it. 

  • A tranny chaser. 

  • A chase gun. 

  • Any dragonfly of family Libellulidae. 

  • One of a series of adjacent light bulbs that cycle on and off to give the illusion of movement. 

  • A person who seeks partners with HIV in order to become infected. 

  • One who unhooks chokers from the logs at the landing. 

  • A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads. 

  • Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing. 

gallant

noun
  • One who woos, a lover, a suitor, a seducer. 

  • A topgallant. 

verb
  • To conduct, escort, convey. 

adj
  • grand, noble. 

  • Brave, valiant. 

  • Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous. 

  • honorable. 

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