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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cours•er1 (kôr′sər, kōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that courses.
- a dog for coursing.
cours•er2 (kôr′sər, kōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Literary.]- a swift horse.
- Vulgar Latin *cursārius, equivalent. to Latin curs(us) course + -ārius -ary; see -er2
- Anglo-French, Old French coursier
- Middle English 1250–1300
- Birdsany of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa.
- Neo-Latin cursōrius fitted for running, equivalent. to Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius -tory1; compare course
- irregularly 1760–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: courser /ˈkɔːsə/ n - a person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds
- a hound or dog trained for coursing
courser /ˈkɔːsə/ n - literary a swift horse; steed
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French coursier, from cours course |