stalking-horse

stalk·ing-horse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [staw-king hawrs]
- /ˈstɔ kɪŋ hɔrs/
- /stɔːk hɔːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [staw-king hawrs]
- /ˈstɔ kɪŋ hɔrs/

Definitions of stalking-horse word

noun stalking-horse a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game. 1
noun stalking-horse anything put forward to mask plans or efforts; pretext. 1
noun stalking-horse a political candidate used to conceal the candidacy of a more important figure or to draw votes from and cause the defeat of a rival. 1

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Origin of stalking-horse

First appearance:

before 1510

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1510-20

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Parts of speech for Stalking-horse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stalking-horse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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