harrier
English Thesaurus
1. hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | hawk, |
| definition | : | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | circus, genus circus, |
| definition | : | a genus of haws comprising the harriers (noun.animal) |
2. a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | hound, hound dog, |
| definition | : | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears (noun.animal) |
3. a persistent attacker (noun.person)
| derivation | : | harass, |
| definition | : | exhaust by attacking repeatedly (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | harass, |
| definition | : | exhaust by attacking repeatedly (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, |
| definition | : | annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion) |
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