Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
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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