prowler

[ prou-ler ]
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noun
  1. a person or animal that prowls.

  2. a person who goes stealthily about with some unlawful intention, as to commit a burglary or theft.

Origin of prowler

1
First recorded in 1510–20; prowl + -er1

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How to use prowler in a sentence

  • They were heavily armed, their prowlers beside them and their mockers on their shoulders.

    Space Prison | Tom Godwin
  • Their weapons were ready, the mockers were trained, the prowlers were waiting.

    Space Prison | Tom Godwin
  • He ran with Fenrir beside him and to his left and right ran the others with their prowlers.

    Space Prison | Tom Godwin
  • Most of them were accompanied by prowlers, bristling and snarling as they looked at the alien ship.

    Space Prison | Tom Godwin
  • Only enemies who would kill us—the gravity, the prowlers, the unicorns.

    Space Prison | Tom Godwin