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courser

1

[ kawr-ser, kohr- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that courses; hunter.
  2. a dog for coursing.


courser

2

[ kawr-ser, kohr- ]

noun

Literary.
  1. a swift horse.

courser

3

[ kawr-ser, kohr- ]

noun

  1. any of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa.

courser

1

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
  2. a hound or dog trained for coursing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

courser

2

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. literary.
    a swift horse; steed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

courser

3

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a terrestrial plover-like shore bird, such as Cursorius cursor (cream-coloured courser), of the subfamily Cursoriinae of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of courser1

First recorded in 1585–95; course + -er 1

Origin of courser2

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English courser, coursier, courcer, from Old French coursier, cursier, corsier, from unattested Vulgar Latin ܰܲ, equivalent to Latin curs(us) “running, race” + suffix forming adjectives and nouns; course, -ary; -er 2

Origin of courser3

First recorded in 1800–10; irregularly formed from New Latin ܰōܲ “fitted for running,” equivalent to Latin cur(rere) “to run” + -ōܲ, for -ōܲ -tory 1; course
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of courser1

C13: from Old French coursier, from cours course

Origin of courser2

C18: from Latin ܰōܲ suited for running, from cursus course
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"We get visited by hare coursers probably every other day," Mr Lemon said.

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He is hot on the trail of the Jerdon’s courser, a critically endangered nocturnal bird that has not been officially spotted for about a decade.

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"I think we're unfortunately in a courser environment. I think our societies have become harder and less understanding, less tolerant, less forgiving."

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Police say the vehicles belonged to “hare coursers” who used dogs to chase down and capture rabbits, a practice that’s illegal in England.

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A group of suspected hare coursers had to swim to safety after falling foul of a flood-prone stretch of road.

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