[har.ri.er] n [irreg. fr. [1]hare] (1542) 1: any of a breed of hunting dogs resembling a small foxhound and orig. bred for hunting rabbits
2: a runner on a cross-country team
[2]harrier n [alter. of harrower, fr. [1]harrow] (1556): any of a genus (Circus) of slender hawks having long angled wings and long legs and feeding chiefly on small mammals, reptiles, and insects [3]harrier n (1596): one that harries