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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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