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Someone who turns affection into surveillance, and your privacy into their hobby.
means A person who obsessively watches, follows, or harasses another, often refusing to accept being ignored.
from From Old English bestealcan, to walk stealthily — originally a hunter creeping toward prey, now creeping toward your Instagram.
Hunting rootsStalk first meant a stealthy hunter tracking game.
Newer meaningObsessive-pursuit sense only arrived in the 1980s.
Digital cousinDoomscrolling an ex's feed earned the term lurking.