a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
2.
a hound or dog trained for coursing
courser in British English2
(ˈkɔːsə)
noun
literary
a swift horse; steed
Word origin
C13: from Old French coursier, from courscourse
courser in British English3
(ˈkɔːsə)
noun
a terrestrial plover-like shore bird, such as Cursorius cursor (cream-coloured courser), of the subfamily Cursoriinae of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes
Word origin
C18: from Latin cursōrius suited for running, from cursuscourse
courser in American English1
(ˈkɔrsər)
noun
1.
a graceful, spirited, or swift horse
2.
a war horse; charger
Word origin
ME < OFr corsier < cours, course
courser in American English2
(ˈkɔrsər)
noun
any of various Asian and African swift-running shorebirds (family Glareolidae) that live in sandy, semidesert areas
Word origin
< ModL Cursorius, name of the genus < LL, lit., pertaining to running: see cursory
courser in American English3
(ˈkɔrsər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that courses
2.
a dog for coursing
Examples of 'courser' in a sentence
courser
A well-caparisoned knight's courser had inexplicably taken their place, and stood munching the trampled grass.
Julian May IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE (2004)