harrier : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: harrier	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for harrier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harrier n a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army" Synonym(s): harasser, harrier a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Harrier \Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Hare}, n.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares. [Written also {harier}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Harrier \Har"rier\, n. [From {Harry}.] 1. One who harries. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier* ({Circus [91]runginosus}), and the hen harrier ({C. cyaneus}). {Harrier hawk}([?]), one of several species of American hawks of the genus {Micrastur}.