harrier

(harē ər)

noun

  1. any of a breed of hound similar to but smaller than the English foxhound, used in packs for hunting hares and rabbits
  2. a pack of such dogs and the hunters in a hunt
  3. a cross-country runner

Origin: < hare + -ier

noun

  1. a person who harries
  2. any of a genus (Circus) of hawks that prey on small mammals, reptiles, etc., as the marsh hawk

See harrier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that harries.
  2. Any of various slender, narrow-winged hawks of the genus Circus, such as the marsh hawk, that prey on small animals.

Origin:

Origin: Sense 2, alteration (influenced by harry)

Origin: of obsolete harrower

Origin: , from harrow2

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noun
  1. Any of a breed of small hounds originally used in hunting hares and rabbits.
  2. A cross-country runner.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hairer, eirer

Origin: , possibly alteration (influenced by hair, hare, hare)

Origin: of Old French errier, wanderer

Origin: , from errer, to wander; see err

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