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# tracker

noun (a tracker, trackers)

«tracker» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who follows the tracks or signs of animals or people to find them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#m1)
2. A device or app that shows where something or someone is, or records information: a GPS tracker, a fitness tracker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#m2)
3. A chart or list for following progress: a reading tracker, a habit tracker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#m3)
4. (internet) A hidden piece of code on a website that records what you do online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and nature lessons, Aboriginal Australian and Native American trackers were famous for reading footprints and signs. In everyday life, fitness trackers count steps; parcel trackers show where your delivery is. In online safety lessons, websites use trackers and cookies to collect data. Phrases: «fitness tracker», «GPS tracker», «parcel tracker», «reading tracker».

### Examples

- The tracker followed the bear's footprints in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#x1)
- Dad's fitness tracker says he walked 10,000 steps today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#x2)
- We put a GPS tracker on the dog's collar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#x3)
- Fill in your reading tracker every night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#x4)
- The parcel tracker says our delivery will arrive this afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#x5)
- Some websites use trackers to see what you click. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#x6)
- He shall become a great tracker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/#x7)

### Note

Countable. From «track» + -er. Online safety: trackers collect data about you; ask an adult before accepting cookies or sharing location.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tracker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tracker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tracker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tracker.html) on Mova free.