courser

courser
Synonyms and related words:
Houyhnhnm, Nimrod, antelope, arrow, beater, big game hunter, blue darter, blue streak, brood mare, cannonball, charger, colt, critter, dart, dobbin, eagle, electricity, entire, entire horse, equine, express train, filly, flash, foal, gazelle, gelding, greased lightning, greyhound, hare, horse, hunter, huntress, huntsman, jacker, jacklighter, jet plane, light, lightning, mare, mercury, mount, nag, prancer, quicksilver, rocket, scared rabbit, shikari, shot, sportsman, sportswoman, stalker, stallion, steed, streak, streak of lightning, striped snake, stud, studhorse, swallow, tarpan, thought, thunderbolt, top horse, torrent, trapper, trooper, war-horse, white hunter, wild horse, wind

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • courser — [ kurse ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1843; de course ♦ Fam. Poursuivre à la course. Fam. Suivre. Elle s est fait courser par deux garçons. ● courser verbe transitif Populaire. Poursuivre quelqu un à la course, pour s en emparer ou le rattraper …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Courser — Cours er (k?rs ?r), n. [F. coursier.] 1. One who courses or hunts. [1913 Webster] leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. Hanmer. [1913 Webster] 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • courser — large, powerful horse, c.1300, from O.Fr. corsier fast horse, charger, lit. fast running, from V.L. *cursarius, from L. cursus (see COURSE (Cf. course)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • courser — courser1 [kôr′sər] n. [ME < OFr corsier < cours,COURSE] 1. a graceful, spirited, or swift horse 2. a war horse; charger courser2 [kôr′sər] n. [< ModL Cursorius, name of the genus < LL, lit., pertaining to running: see CURSORY] …   English World dictionary

  • Courser — This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Courser (disambiguation). Coursers Cream coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • courser — courser1 /kawr seuhr, kohr /, n. 1. a person or thing that courses. 2. a dog for coursing. [1585 95; COURSE + ER1] courser2 /kawr seuhr, kohr /, n. Literary. a swift horse. [1250 1300; ME < AF, OF coursier < VL *cursarius, equiv. to L curs(us)… …   Universalium

  • courser — I. /ˈkɔsə/ (say kawsuh) noun 1. someone or something that courses. 2. a dog for coursing. {course (verb) + er1} II. /ˈkɔsə/ (say kawsuh) noun Chiefly Poetic a swift horse. {Middle English, from French coursier, from cours …  

  • courser — courser1 noun literary a swift horse. Origin ME: from OFr. corsier, based on L. cursus (see course). courser2 noun a fast running plover like bird found in open country in Africa and Asia. [Cursorius cursor (cream coloured courser) and other… …   English new terms dictionary

  • courser — tikrieji bėgūnėliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cursorius angl. courser vok. Rennvogel, m rus. бегунок, m pranc. courvite, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bėgūnėliai siauresnis terminas – Burčelio bėgūnėlis siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Courser (disambiguation) — Courser may refer to: Courser – group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae Courser (horse) – a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages for hunting or as a warhorse Horse courser –… …   Wikipedia

  • Courser (horse) — This article is about the horse. For other uses of the term, see Courser (disambiguation). This depiction of a knight on horseback might show a courser A courser is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse.… …   Wikipedia

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