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

"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 • Dec. 31, 2020

For a man who had once stopped a tank advance to observe a rare cream-colored courser in flight, the choice was easy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most remarkable single fact about this strange race: when the running gets hottest, the leading courser is almost invariably mounted by a tiny, leathery, ascetic man in a white cotton loincloth.

From Time Magazine Archive

He made a gallant show of it, riding a spirited red courser whose mane was the same copper color as the long hair that streamed past Ser Addam's shoulders.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Prince Joffrey's mount was a blood bay courser, swift as the wind, and he rode it with reckless abandon, so fast that Sansa was hard-pressed to keep up on her mare.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin