harrier
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈhæɹi.ə/ / /ˈhaɹɪjə/ / /ˈhæɹi.ɚ/
name
Etymology: From harrier, an occupational surname for a hunter of hares or a nickname for someone who resembled a harrier, a kind of hawk.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English harry Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English harrier From harry + -er.
- One who harries.
- 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.
- A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
- A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.