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Harrier
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Harrier has 3 senses
- harrier(n = noun.person) harasser - a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army" is a kind of aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker
- harrier(n = noun.animal) Array - a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits; Array is a kind of hound, hound dog
- harrier(n = noun.animal) Array - hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals; Array is a kind of hawk
Derived form verb harry1
is a member of circus, genus circus
has particulars: circus aeruginosus, marsh harrier, circus pygargus, montagu's harrier, circus cyaneus, hen harrier, marsh hawk, northern harrier
CIDE DICTIONARY
One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares. [1913 Webster]
Harrier, n. [From Harry.].
- One who harries. [1913 Webster]
- One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus
Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier (Circus æruginosus ), and the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Harrier, n. a person who harries or lays waste.
Harrier, n.
1 a a hound used for hunting hares. b (in pl.) a pack of these with huntsmen.
2 a group of cross-country runners.
1 a a hound used for hunting hares. b (in pl.) a pack of these with huntsmen.
2 a group of cross-country runners.
Harrier, n. any bird of prey of the genus Circus, with long wings for swooping over the ground.
Etymology
harrower f. harrow harry, rob, assim. to HARRIER(1)
ROGET THESAURUS
Harrier
Animal
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