courser

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːsə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′sər, kōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cours•er1  (kôr′sər, kōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that courses.
  2. a dog for coursing.
  • course + -er1 1585–95

cours•er2  (kôr′sər, kōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Literary.]
  1. a swift horse.
  • Vulgar Latin *cursārius, equivalent. to Latin curs(us) course + -ārius -ary; see -er2
  • Anglo-French, Old French coursier
  • Middle English 1250–1300

cours•er3  (kôr′sər, kōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa.
  • Neo-Latin cursōrius fitted for running, equivalent. to Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; compare course
  • irregularly 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
courser / ˈkɔːsə/
  1. a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
  2. a hound or dog trained for coursing
courser / ˈkɔːsə/
  1. a swift horse; steed
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French coursier, from cours course
'courser' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crocodile bird

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