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Coursers - 5 dictionary results

cours⋅er

1[kawr-ser, kohr-]
–noun
1. a person or thing that courses.
2. a dog for coursing.

Origin:
1585–95; course + -er 1

cours⋅er

2[kawr-ser, kohr-]
–noun Literary.
a swift horse.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF, OF coursier < VL *cursārius, equiv. to L curs(us) course + -ārius -ary; see -er 2

cours⋅er

3[kawr-ser, kohr-]
–noun
any of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa.

Origin:
1760–70; irreg. < NL cursōrius fitted for running, equiv. to L cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory 1 ; cf. course
cours·er 1   (kôr'sər, kōr'-)   
n.  
  1. A dog trained for coursing.
  2. A huntsman.
cours·er 2   (kôr'sər, kōr'-)   
n.  A swift horse; a charger.
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