Harrier
nounEtymology From harrier, an occupational surname for a hunter of hares or a nickname for someone who resembled a harrier, a kind of hawk.
1
A medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them.
harrier
nounalso spelled HarrierAU, UK /ˈhæɹi.ə/ · UK /ˈhaɹɪjə/
Etymology From harry + -er.
1
One who harries.
2
Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
3
A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
4
A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
- Derived terms
33 terms
African harrier-hawk, African marsh harrier, Circus ranivorus, black harrier, Circus maurus, cinereous harrier, Circus cinereus, eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus, harrier carrier, harrier-hawk, Harrier jump jet, hen harrier, Circus cyaneus, long-winged harrier, Circus buffoni, Malagasy marsh harrier, Circus maillardi, marsh harrier, Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus, northern harrier, Circus hudsonius, pallid harrier, Circus macrourus, pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos, spotted harrier, Circus assimilis, swamp harrier, Circus approximans, Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus