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harrier1 definition

har·rier (har′ē 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

Etymology: < hare + -ier

harrier2 definition

har·rier (har′ē ər)

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

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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