courser
Definition
Noun: 1. A swift-footed terrestrial bird: A plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa, known for its speed and related to pratincoles. 2. A dog bred for coursing: A dog, such as a greyhound, trained to chase game by sight in the sport of coursing. 3. A swift and spirited horse (archaic): Formerly, a strong, fast horse ridden into battle or used for hunting. 4. A hunter who uses coursers: A person who hunts small game with fast dogs that rely on sight, not scent, to pursue prey.
Examples
- The courser darted across the dry plains, its speed making it difficult to spot.
- In medieval times, a knight's courser was his most valuable asset in combat.
- The huntsman released his coursers to chase the hare across the open field.
- As an experienced courser, he knew how to judge the terrain and the wind to give his dogs the best advantage.
Advanced Usage
- As a literary or archaic term: The word "courser" is often used in historical or poetic contexts to evoke imagery of speed, nobility, and hunting. For example, one might read in an old text, "He mounted his fiery courser and rode to meet the foe."
Variants and Related Words
- Course (verb): To run or flow swiftly. (e.g., )
- Coursing (noun): The sport of hunting game with dogs that use sight to pursue.
- Courser (as a general term for a runner): This is an obsolete usage, but it forms the root of the modern verb "to course."
Synonyms
- (For the bird): Plover, shorebird.
- (For the dog): Sighthound, gazehound, greyhound.
- (For the horse): Steed, charger, warhorse, hunter.
- (For the hunter): Huntsman, hunter.
Related Phrases
- To run its course: This common idiom, derived from the same root, means for something to develop and finish naturally. (e.g., ) This is not directly related to the noun "courser" but shares the etymological concept of a path or flow.
Noun
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swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
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a dog trained for coursing
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formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
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a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
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