harrier
(har′ē ər)
noun
- any of a breed of hound similar to but smaller than the English foxhound, used in packs for hunting hares and rabbits
- a pack of such dogs and the hunters in a hunt
- a cross-country runner
Origin:
< hare + -ier
noun
- a person who harries
- 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- One that harries.
- 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- Any of a breed of small hounds originally used in hunting hares and rabbits.
- 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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