NOUN | person | courser | a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey |
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animal | courser, charger | formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle | |
animal | courser | a dog trained for coursing | |
animal | courser | swift-footed terrestrial / terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa |
Sounds | kao'rser | |
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Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... |
Meaning | A huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey. | |
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Broader | hunter, huntsman | someone who hunts game |
Meaning | formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle. | |
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Synonym | charger | |
Broader | warhorse | horse used in war |
Spanish | corcel | |
Catalan | corser |
Meaning | A dog trained for coursing. | |
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Broader | hunting dog | A dog used in hunting game |
Meaning | swift-footed terrestrial / terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles. | |
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Member of | Glareolidae, family Glareolidae | (Old World shorebirds) pratincoles and coursers |
Narrower | cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor | Courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World |
crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius | African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles | |
Broader | shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird | Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
Spanish | cursorius |
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