courser

English Thesaurus

1. swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird,
definition	:	any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cream-colored courser, cursorius cursor,
definition	:	courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	crocodile bird, pluvianus aegyptius,
definition	:	African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family glareolidae, glareolidae,
definition	:	Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers (noun.animal)

2. a dog trained for coursing (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	hunting dog,
definition	:	a dog used in hunting game (noun.animal)

3. formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	warhorse,
definition	:	horse used in war (noun.animal)

4. a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey (noun.person)

hypernym	:	hunter, huntsman,
definition	:	someone who hunts game (noun.person)

5. formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle (noun.animal)

derivation	:	bear down, charge,
definition	:	to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle (verb.competition)

derivation	:	bear down, charge,
definition	:	to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle (verb.competition)