noun
Meaning 1
A dog used for coursing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
courser
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɜːsə/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ)
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homophone: curser
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homophone: cursor
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CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A hunter who practises coursing.
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noun
Meaning 3
A swift horse; a racehorse or a charger.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of several species of terrestrial bird in the genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus.
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noun
Meaning 5
A stone used in building a course.
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noun
Meaning 6
swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
Narrower terms: cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor, crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius
noun
Meaning 7
a dog trained for coursing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hunting dog
noun
Meaning 8
formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: charger
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Broader terms: warhorse
noun
Meaning 9
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hunter, huntsman
History
Etymology
From Middle English courser, Anglo-Norman cursier, corser, from Medieval Latin cursārius. By surface analysis, course + -er. Doublet of corsair and hussar.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ajokoira — dog used for coursing
- Czech: běhulík — bird
- Finnish: aavikkojuoksija — bird
- Finnish: viippa — bird
- Russian: бегуно́к (begunók) — bird
- Russian: бегунки́ (begunkí) — bird
- Spanish: corredor — bird