harrier
1 of 3noun (1)
har·ri·er ˈher-ē-ər 
ˈha-rē-
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
harrier
2 of 3noun (2)
: any of a genus (Circus) of slender hawks having long angled wings and long legs and feeding chiefly on small mammals, reptiles, and insects
harrier
3 of 3noun (3)
: one that harries
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English hayrer, heirer, eirer, of uncertain origin, later reshaped after hare entry 1 and harrier entry 3
Noun (2)
earlier also harroer, harrower, from harrow entry 1 or harry + -er entry 2
Noun (3)
harry + -er entry 2
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1553, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1596, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing harrier
harrier
noun
as in heckler
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- heckler
- interrupter
- interruptor
- nuisance
- annoyer
- plague
- gadfly
- headache
- pest
- tormentor
- annoyance
- persecutor
- torturer
- harasser
- tormenter
- gnawer
- molester
- bother
- tease
- teaser
- hassle
- nudnick
- pain
- nudnik
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- charmer
- smoothie
- comforter
- smoothy
- solacer
- soother