HARRIER


Meaning of HARRIER in English

I. ˈher-ē-ər, ˈha-rē- noun

Etymology: irregular from hare (I)

Date: 1542

1. : any of a breed of hunting dogs resembling a small English foxhound and originally bred for hunting rabbits

2. : a runner on a cross-country team

II. noun

Etymology: alteration of harrower, from harrow (I)

Date: 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

III. noun

Date: 1596

: one that harries

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.