courser Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
noun formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
charger.
noun a dog trained for coursing
noun swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

F. coursier.

One who courses or hunts.
leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. Hanmer.
A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. Poetic. Pope.
(Zoöl.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.