'Courser' definitions:

Definition of 'courser'

From: WordNet
noun
A huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
noun
Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle [syn: charger, courser]
noun
A dog trained for coursing
noun
Swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

Definition of 'Courser'

From: GCIDE
  • Courser \Cours"er\ (k?rs"?r), n. [F. coursier.]
  • 1. One who courses or hunts. [1913 Webster]
  • leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. --Hanmer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [Poetic.] --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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