WordWeb Online

1. A huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
    
2. Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
   - charger [archaic]
    
3. A dog trained for coursing
    
4. Swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

Derived forms: coursers

Type of: hunter, hunting dog, huntsman, limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird, warhorse

Part of: family Glareolidae, Glareolidae

Encyclopedia: Courser