'Lurcher' definitions:
Definition of 'lurcher'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Lurcher'
From: GCIDE
- Lurcher \Lurch"er\ (l[^u]rch"[~e]r), n. [See Lurch to lurk.]
- 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; one who lurks; a lurker; a poacher. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. (Zool.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers. [1913 Webster]