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courser
1[ kawr-ser, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /
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Words nearby courser
Courland, Cournand, Courrèges, course, course protractor, courser, courses, courseware, coursework, coursing, court
Other definitions for courser (2 of 3)
courser2
[ kawr-ser, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /
noun Literary.
a swift horse.
Origin of courser
2Other definitions for courser (3 of 3)
courser3
[ kawr-ser, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /
noun
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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British Dictionary definitions for courser (1 of 3)
courser1
/ (ˈkɔːsə) /
noun
a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
a hound or dog trained for coursing
British Dictionary definitions for courser (2 of 3)
courser2
/ (ˈkɔːsə) /
noun
literary a swift horse; steed
Word Origin for courser
C13: from Old French coursier, from cours course
British Dictionary definitions for courser (3 of 3)
courser3
/ (ˈkɔːsə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for courser
C18: from Latin cursōrius suited for running, from cursus course
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