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1. (n.) courser
a person or thing that courses.
2. courser
a dog for coursing.
3. (n.) courser
a swift horse.
4. (n.) courser
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.
Etymology: (1760–70; irreg. < NL cursōrius fit for running = L cur(rere) to run +-sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) courser
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
2. (noun) charger, courser
formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
3. (noun) courser
a dog trained for coursing
4. (noun) courser
swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) courser
one who courses or hunts
2. (noun) courser
a swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger
3. (noun) courser
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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