harrier
noun
a person who or thing that harries.
harrier
1 American
[har-ee-er]
/ ˈhær i ər /
noun
-
a person who or thing that harries.
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any of several short-winged hawks of the genus Circus that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on reptiles and small birds and mammals.
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Military. Harrier, a one- or two-seat British-American fighter, both an attack and a reconnaissance aircraft, featuring a turbofan engine with a directable thrust that enables it to land and take off vertically.
harrier
2
American
[har-ee-er]
/ ˈhær i ər /
noun
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one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.
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a cross-country runner.
harrier
1
British
/ ˈhærɪə /
noun
-
a person or thing that harries
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any diurnal bird of prey of the genus Circus, having broad wings and long legs and tail and typically preying on small terrestrial animals: family Accipitridae (hawks, etc) See also marsh harrier Montagu's harrier
harrier
2
British
/ ˈhærɪə /
noun
-
a smallish breed of hound used originally for hare-hunting
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a cross-country runner
Harrier
3
British
/ ˈhærɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of harrier1
First recorded in 1550–60; harry + -er 1
Origin of harrier2
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A male Montagu's harrier, known as "AU" by conservationists, bred with two different females, rearing six chicks across two nests on English farmland.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Those more recent arrivals, dating back only four to five million years, include takahē, Forbes' harrier, and the giant Haast's eagle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
"There's a jay ... That's a bluethroat ... Do you see the hen harrier? We're lucky," the 37-year-old photographer told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
For 30 minutes we watch a northern harrier on the hunt, dive-bombing blue-winged and cinnamon teal, though he always comes up empty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Just at the minut we heard a great screechin' o' dogs, and through the fence comes the harrier pack that the Reserve orficers kept in the camp beyond.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 10, 1917 by Various
Other military experts have proposed other aircraft, such as the Marines’ Harrier Jump Jet, as an option to support the escorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
It has been identified as a Harrier, a fighter then in service with the RAF.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
“Being too early is just as risky as being too late,” says Phil Poirier, co-founder of Montreal-based Wilder Harrier, whose products include cricket dog snacks and black soldier fly dry food.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
The musician’s sweet, fairly adorable ‘Entergalactic,’ co-starring Laura Harrier and Jessica Williams, accompanies a new album of the same name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
The TV commentator Stuart Hall was laughing like a Harrier jump jet taking off.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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