courser

Definitions


[ˈkɔːsə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a swift horse


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French corsier, based on Latin cursus (see course)


[ˈkɔːsə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fast-running bird resembling a plover, related to the pratincoles. It is typically found in open country in Africa and Asia


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Origin:
late 18th century: from modern Latin Cursorius ‘adapted for running’, from cursor ‘runner’, from the verb currere (see course)


[ˈkɔːsə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who hunts animals such as hares with greyhounds using sight rather than scent


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘runner’): partly from Latin cursor (see cursor), and partly from course + -er. The sense ‘person who hunts’ dates from the late 16th century




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