Lurcher Definition

lûrchər
noun
A person that lurches, or lurks.
Webster's New World
A thief; poacher.
Webster's New World
A crossbred dog trained to hunt silently.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) A glutton; a gormandizer.

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Noun

Singular:
lurcher
Plural:
lurchers

Origin of Lurcher

  • Middle English from lorchen to lurk perhaps from lurken lurk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • lurch +"Ž -er. See lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See lurch.

    From Wiktionary

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