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courser¹ Definition

courser (kôr′sər)

noun

  1. a graceful, spirited, or swift horse
  2. a war horse; charger

Etymology: ME < OFr corsier < cours, course

courser² Definition

courser (kôr′sər)

noun

any of various Asian and African swift-running shorebirds (family Glareolidae) that live in sandy, semidesert areas

Etymology: < ModL Cursorius, name of the genus < LL, lit., pertaining to running: see cursory

courser³ Definition

courser (kôr′sər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that courses
  2. a dog for coursing

courser Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Comment:- Everything it was said to be, plus three cream colored coursers seen en route.
  • deter: In addition, even in areas where numbers were known to be low - hares were being shot to deter illegal hare coursers.
  • have: I have illegal hare coursers on my land every weekend, what can I do?

Adjective modifier

  • cream-coloured: Just past an army camp we had a flock of 26 Cream-coloured Coursers on a field with very short grass.
  • illegal: In addition, even in areas where numbers were known to be low - hares were being shot to deter illegal hare coursers.
  • double-banded: On the way Double-banded Coursers hurried away anxiously from our approach only to stop again suddenly to look back at us.
  • Indian: We saw many birds around Koshi including brown hawk owls, brown fish owls, owlets and Indian coursers and large colorful butterflies.
  • colored: Walking we saw a fair number of cream colored coursers which seem to be out all times of the day.

Noun used with modifier

hare: In addition, even in areas where numbers were known to be low - hares were being shot to deter illegal hare coursers.