English noun: courser | |||
1. | courser (person) a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunter, huntsman | ||
2. | courser (animal) formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle | ||
Synonyms | charger | ||
Broader (hypernym) | warhorse | ||
3. | courser (animal) a dog trained for coursing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunting dog | ||
4. | courser (animal) swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles | ||
Broader (hypernym) | limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cream-colored courser, crocodile bird, Cursorius cursor, Pluvianus aegyptius | ||
Member meronym | family Glareolidae, Glareolidae | ||