Definition of courser
Nouns
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
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- charger
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warhorse
horse used in war
a dog trained for coursing
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hunting dog
a dog used in hunting game
swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
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Cursorius cursor, cream-colored courser
courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
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Pluvianus aegyptius, crocodile bird
African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
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limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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