Lexic.us

Definition of Harrier

1. Noun. A persistent attacker. "The harassers were not members of the regular army"

2. Noun. A hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits.

3. Noun. Hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals.

Definition of Harrier

1. n. One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.

2. n. One who harries.

Definition of Harrier

1. Noun. Any of several birds of prey in the genus ''Circus'' of the subfamily ''Circinae'' which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds. ¹

2. Noun. A runner, specifically, a cross country runner. ¹

3. Noun. A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harrier

1. a hunting dog [n -S]

Medical Definition of Harrier

1. 1. One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares. 2. 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 aerunginosus), and the hen harrier (Circus cyaneus). Harrier hawk, one of several species of American hawks of the genus Micrastur. Alternative forms: harier. Origin: From Hare. (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harrier

harquebuze harquebuzes harr harrage harraged harrages harraging harras harrases harre

harridan harridans harried harrier (current term) harrier eagle harriers harries harrington rod insertion harringtonines harrisonite

harrow harrowed harrower harrowers harrowing harrowing of hell harrowingly harrowings of hell

Literary usage of Harrier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"The ancient harrier (chien courant of the French) had a moderately long, ... The modern improved harrier is a miniature fox hound, with shorter ears, ..."

2. The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in by William James, Frederick Chamier (1837)
"The Phaeton and harrier waited off the road until the morning ... The harrier having, from her nearness to the shore at its commencement, bore the brunt of ..."

3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The ancient harrier (chien courant of the French) had a moderately long, ... The modern improved harrier is a miniature fox hound, with shorter ears, ..."

4. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1851)
"HEN harrier. WHITE HAWK. DOVE HAWK. BLUE HAWK, (MALE. ... The Hen harrier is widely distributed, being found in the low and flat districts of France, ..."

5. The Dogs of the British Islands: Being a Series of Articles on the Points of by John Henry Walsh (1882)
"In tbe present day it is very difficult to meet with a harrier possessed of ... In any case the modern harrier is very unlike his predecessor of forty or ..."

6. The Hare: Natural History by Hugh Alexander Macpherson, Gerald Lascelles, Charles Richardson, J. S. Gibbons, G. H. Longman, Kenney Herbert (1896)
"The only answer that can be fairly made to it is that a harrier is a hound which is used for hunting a hare. Many men interested in the sport will doubtless ..."

7. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the Principles of by William Somerville Orr (1855)
"Montagu's harrier is rather smaller than the common species, ... and the Common harrier has been seen to capture Partridges in this manner. ..."

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