Definitions for courserˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cours•erˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr-(n.)
a person or thing that courses.
a dog for coursing.
Category: Sport, Dogs, Cats, and Horses
Origin of courser:
1585–95
cours•erˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr-(n.)
a swift horse.
Origin of courser:
1250–1300; ME < AF, OF coursier < VL *cursārius= L curs(us)course+-ārius -ary ; see -er2
cours•erˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr-(n.)
any of various swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the family Glareolidae, esp. of the genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus, inhabiting arid regions of Africa and S Asia.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of courser:
1760–70; irreg. < NL cursōrius fit for running = L cur(rere) to run +-sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1
Princeton's WordNet
courser(noun)
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
charger, courser(noun)
formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
courser(noun)
a dog trained for coursing
courser(noun)
swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
Wiktionary
courser(Noun)
A dog used for coursing.
courser(Noun)
A person who practises coursing.
courser(Noun)
A hunter.
courser(Noun)
A stone used in building a course.
courser(Noun)
A racehorse or a charger.
courser(Noun)
Any of several species of bird in the genus Cursorius of the family Glareolidae.
Origin: from cursier, corser (French: coursier), from curs "course".
Webster Dictionary
Courser(noun)
one who courses or hunts
Courser(noun)
a swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger
Courser(noun)
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
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