hound (one)

hound

slang One who pursues or seeks to consume (something) obsessively or compulsively. Commonly used in vulgar combinations. I went through a phase of being a bit of an autograph hound when I lived in Hollywood. Geez, if we go to the bar a third time this week, we're gonna look like a couple of boozehounds! I know that place has gotten really good reviews, but I haven't been there. I'm just not much of a restaurant hound.

hound (one)

1. To hunt, chase, or pursue one relentlessly. Police hounded the suspect for days, pursuing him as far as the border to Mexico, where he was finally arrested. If the feds were actually hounding this guy, don't you think they would have caught him by now? Now that we know this guy is a predator, we have to hound him before he can hurt more people in the community.

2. To badger, hector, or pester one, especially persistently or relentlessly. I wish my boss would stop hounding me about that report. The press hounded the president about the country's involvement in the foreign war. I will give you an update when I have one, OK? Stop hounding me about it!