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Meaning of "stalking-horse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STALKING-HORSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STALKING-HORSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stalking-Horse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STALKING-HORSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stalking horse

A stalking horse is a figure that tests a concept with someone or mounts a challenge against someone on behalf of an anonymous third party. If the idea proves viable or popular, the anonymous figure can then declare its interest and advance the concept with little risk of failure. If the concept fails, the anonymous party will not be tainted by association with the failed concept and can either drop the idea completely or bide its time and wait until a better moment for launching an attack.

Definition of stalking-horse in the English dictionary

The first definition of stalking-horse in the dictionary is a horse or an imitation one used by a hunter to hide behind while stalking his quarry. Other definition of stalking-horse is something serving as a means of concealing plans; pretext. Stalking-Horse is also a candidate put forward by one group to divide the opposition or mask the candidacy of another person for whom the stalking-horse would then withdraw.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STALKING-HORSE

stalk
stalk-eyed
stalked
stalker
stalkier
stalkiest
stalkily
stalkiness
stalking
stalkless
stalklike
stalky
stall
stall angle
stall-fed
stall-feed
stallage
stallenger
stallholder
stalling angle

WORDS THAT END LIKE STALKING-HORSE

clotheshorse
cutting horse
dark horse
for the worse
gift horse
horse
iron horse
light horse
put the cart before the horse
quarter horse
racehorse
rocking horse
sawhorse
sea horse
seahorse
shire horse
to get off your high horse
white horse
Whitehorse
wild horse
workhorse

Synonyms and antonyms of stalking-horse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stalking-horse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STALKING-HORSE

Find out the translation of stalking-horse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stalking-horse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stalking-horse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缠扰马
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acecho caballo
570 millions of speakers

English

stalking-horse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीछा घोड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المطاردة الحصان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назойливое - лошадь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perseguição a cavalo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছদ্ম আবরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

harcèlement cheval
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuda-kuda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strohmann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストーカー馬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스토킹 목마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stalking-horse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rình rập ngựa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்தொடர்தல்-குதிரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाठलाग-घोडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göstermelik aday
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lo stalking -horse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stalking - horse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

настирливе -кінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stalking - cal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δούρειος ίππος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agtervolging - perd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stalking - horse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stalking - hest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stalking-horse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STALKING-HORSE»

The term «stalking-horse» is regularly used and occupies the 90.185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STALKING-HORSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stalking-horse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STALKING-HORSE»

Discover the use of stalking-horse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stalking-horse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stalking Horse
Jockey Josh Swallow is about to retire and he’s aiming to go out at the top.
John Francome, 2010
2
Stalking Horse
Glennys, whose greatest desire is to be a ballerina, is hesitant to reveal the special gift that would make her the greatest of all dancers, lest she expose her true identity
Constance Ash, 1990
3
Stalking-horse
But so that your part in its subsequent betrayal should never appear, so that you might be free to enjoy the blood-wealth you were to earn, you brought me in to be your stalking-horse, and afterwards the chief witness against Invernaion at his ...
Rafael Sabatini, 2008
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Stalking Horse
That iswhen Stalking Horse wasborn. A brilliant, daringtype of spoiling operation or foolhardy and dangerous? Eitherway, members of theWashington intelligence community confirmed to methatitwould have beenaviable option at the time.
Terence Strong, 2009
5
Dictionarium Rusticum, Urbanicum & Botanicum: Or, A ...
STALKING-HORSE: There' is no getting at some Fowl, without a Stalking- Horse, which must be some old Jade trained up for that purpose, who will gently, as you would have him, walk up and down in the Water which way vou please ...
Nathan Bailey, John Worlidge, 1726
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Chambers's Journal
The sportsmen, too, of the olden time were, by the aid of the stalking-horse, enabled to approach within a very short distance of their game. In the very interesting Household Book already alluded to, we find an entry of money paid for shoeing ...
‎1860
7
Reversing the Slide: A Strategic Guide to Turnarounds and ...
In this hearing, a so-called “stalking horse” bidder is often identified, and a stalking horse agreement is approved by the court. The stalking horse is a bidder who has elected to place the initial binding bid on the company's assets, which then ...
James B. Shein, 2011
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
STALKING-HORSE. Sometimes a real horse, sometimes the figure of one cut out, and carried by the sportsman for the following purpose : It being found that wild- fowl, which would take early alarm at the appearance of man, would remain ...
Robert Nares, 1822
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Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring: Case Studies ...
Typically the firm selects a “stalking horse” to make the initial bid. Because bidders who compete in the auction are permitted to see each others' offers, the stalking horse must be provided with certain protections and guarantees to ...
Stuart C. Gilson, 2010
10
The Stalking Horse
Based on an actual event that took place during the American Civil War, the story of two secessionist Alabama murders describes how Glynis Tryon's niece, Bronwen, becomes caught in the middle of a diabolical plot during her first ...
Miriam Grace Monfredo, 1999

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STALKING-HORSE»

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Patriot Said to Pick Blackhawk Mining as Stalking-Horse Bidder
Blackhawk, based in Lexington, Kentucky, will be the so-called stalking horse in an auction to set a benchmark price for most of Patriot's assets, said two of the ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
2
Valeant forays into oncology with stalking-horse bid for Dendreon's …
Valeant ($VRX) has finally made a significant M&A move after its failed pursuit of Allergan ($AGN), and bankrupt Dendreon ($DNDN) has finally found a way to ... «FiercePharma, Jan 15»
3
Google Makes $900 Million Stalking-Horse Bid For Nortel Patents
Today, Nortel selected our bid as the “stalking-horse bid,” which is the starting point against which others will bid prior to the auction. If successful, we hope this ... «TechCrunch, Apr 11»

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