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  • noun One who shadows.

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  • noun a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

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Examples

  • In the abnormally good visibility of the South Atlantic this involves keeping out of sight of enemy cruisers, since there is no great possibility of shaking off or bringing to decisive action the fast "shadower"; by day or on a moonlight night the range of visibility is practically outside the decisive range of Spee's armament.

    Graf Spee Pope, Dudley 1956

  • While I was in Dodoma the shadower took us to this awesome NGO non govt org.

    Archive 2005-11-01 Joshua C 2005

  • While I was in Dodoma the shadower took us to this awesome NGO non govt org.

    Joshua in Tanzania Joshua C 2005

  • 'What if we don't manage to shake off our shadower?

    San Andreas MacLean, Alistair 1984

  • I would have assumed that if I'd disposed of a shadower that would be the lot.

    Fear is the Key MacLean, Alistair 1961

  • Then the Cumberland would have tried to fulfil the cruiser's traditional role of shadower.

    Graf Spee Pope, Dudley 1956

  • If Spee were to close the range it could be anticipated that her powerful armament would at least so damage an opponent, with the exception of Renown, as to eliminate him as a shadower.

    Graf Spee Pope, Dudley 1956

  • He was not an experienced shadower and was by nature rather a participator in than an observer of events.

    The Tiger in the Smoke Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1952

  • Instead of being a shadower he learned that he was being

    Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field Harlan Page Halsey

  • The shadower had managed to crowd in beside our hero, and Oscar had favored him in securing the seat, and as was expected the man opened a conversation.

    Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field Harlan Page Halsey

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