HARRIER

harrier

(noun) hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals

harrier

(noun) a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits

harasser, harrier

(noun) a persistent attacker; “the harassers were not members of the regular army”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

harrier (plural harriers)

One who harries.

Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.

A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.

A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.

Source: Wiktionary

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Har"ri*er, n. Etym: [From Hare, n.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares. [Written also harier.]

Har"ri*er, n. Etym: [From Harry.]

1. One who harries.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier (Circus ærunginosus), and the hen harrier (C. cyaneus). Harrier hawk(Micrastur.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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