Definition of courser Courser

/kɔˈɹsɚ/ - [korser] - cours•er

We found 14 definitions of courser from 4 different sources.

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What does courser mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: coursers

courser - swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
  limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
  family glareolidae, glareolidae Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
  cream-colored courser, cursorius cursor courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
courser - a dog trained for coursing
courser - a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
courser - formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
  charger
  warhorse horse used in war
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • courser (n.)
    One who courses or hunts.
  • courser (n.)
    A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger.
  • courser (n.)
    A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.

Part of speech

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  • courser, noun, singular of coursers.
  • courser, adjective, comparative of course.

Pronunciation

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