courser

¹ American  

[kawr-ser, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

1. a person or thing that courses; hunter.

2. a dog for coursing.

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courser ² American  

[kawr-ser, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

Literary.

1. a swift horse.

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courser ³ American  

[kawr-ser, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /

noun

1. any of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa.

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courser ¹ British  

/ ˈkɔːsə /

noun

1. a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds

2. a hound or dog trained for coursing

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courser ² British  

/ ˈkɔːsə /

noun

1. literary a swift horse; steed

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courser ³ British  

/ ˈkɔːsə /

noun

1. a terrestrial plover-like shore bird, such as Cursorius cursor (cream-coloured courser), of the subfamily Cursoriinae of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes

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Etymology

Origin of courser¹

First recorded in 1585–95; course + -er ¹

Origin of courser²

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English courser, coursier, courcer, from Old French coursier, cursier, corsier, from unattested Vulgar Latin cursārius, equivalent to Latin curs(us) “running, race” + -ārius suffix forming adjectives and nouns; course, -ary; -er ²

Origin of courser³

First recorded in 1800–10; irregularly formed from New Latin cursōrius “fitted for running,” equivalent to Latin cur(rere) “to run” + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory ¹; course

Example Sentences

"We get visited by hare coursers probably every other day," Mr Lemon said.

From BBC

He is hot on the trail of the Jerdon’s courser, a critically endangered nocturnal bird that has not been officially spotted for about a decade.

From Scientific American

"I think we're unfortunately in a courser environment. I think our societies have become harder and less understanding, less tolerant, less forgiving."

From Fox News

Police say the vehicles belonged to “hare coursers” who used dogs to chase down and capture rabbits, a practice that’s illegal in England.

From Fox News

A group of suspected hare coursers had to swim to safety after falling foul of a flood-prone stretch of road.

From BBC