COURSER

courser

(noun) swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

courser

(noun) a dog trained for coursing

charger, courser

(noun) formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

courser

(noun) a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

courser (plural coursers)

A dog used for coursing.

A person who practises coursing.

A hunter.

A stone used in building a course.

A racehorse or a charger.

Any of several species of bird in the genus Cursorius of the family Glareolidae.

Anagrams

• Correus, correus, scourer, sourcer

Source: Wiktionary


Cours"er (krs"r), n. Etym: [F. coursier.]

1. One who courses or hunts. leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. Hanmer.

2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [Poetic.] Pope.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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