Lurcher — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone waiting in concealment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɜːtʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɜːtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɜːtʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɜːtʃɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lurker skulker

Word Forms

lurk	verb	wait in hiding to attack
skulk	verb	lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

acechador

alguien esperando escondido

🇳🇱Dutch

meeloper

iemand die verborgen wacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

cambaleante

alguém esperando escondido

🇷🇺Russian

бродяга

кто-то ждет в укрытии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोर

कोई छुपकर इंतज़ार कर रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

লুর্চার

কেউ লুকিয়ে অপেক্ষা করছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுமாறி

யாரோ மறைத்து காத்திருக்கிறார்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసగాడు

ఎవరైనా దాగి వేచి ఉన్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

लर्चर

कोणीतरी लपून वाट पाहत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લર્ચર

કોઈ છુપાઈને રાહ જોઈ રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಡ್ಡ

ಯಾರೋ ಮರೆಮಾಚುತ್ತಾ ಕಾಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലർച്ചർ

ഒരാൾ മറവിൽ കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

لرزنے والا

کوئی چھپ کر انتظار کر رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

觇

有人在隐蔽处等待

🇯🇵Japanese

暴れ者

誰かが隠れて待っている

🇰🇷Korean

사기꾼

누군가 숨어서 기다리고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người đi lang thang

ai đó đang chờ đợi trong nơi ẩn náu

🇹🇭Thai

คนเกียจคร้าน

ใครบางคนกำลังรอคอยอย่างซ่อนเร้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencuri

seseorang menunggu dalam persembunyian

🇲🇾Malay

pencuri

seseorang menunggu secara bersembunyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.lurcher

شخص ينتظر في الخفاء

🇹🇷Turkish

oyalanan kimse

gizlice bekleyen biri

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The primary meaning of 'lurcher' is 'someone waiting in concealment'.

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Using 'lurcher' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'lurcher' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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