English
stalker
Stalker comes from Middle English stalkere.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stalkere
- Englishearliest quotation 2009stalker
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stalkere
- Englishearliest quotation 2009stalker
Earliest quotation: 2009, Michael Cieply, He’s Behind the Guffaws and the Gore: “If the stalker thriller “Obsessed,” which opens on Friday,…”
Every English word from Middle English stalkere
Today it means
noun A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English stalkere / stalker