courser
[noun]
Synonyms: charger, war-horse

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courser noun¹. ['kɔ:sǝ] ME.
[Orig. repr. Old French courseur from Latin cursor CURSOR; later prob. from COURSE verb¹ or noun¹ + -ER¹. In sense 4 after mod. Latin Cursorius genus name, lit. 'adapted to running'.]
1. A runner in a race. ME-M17.

2. A chaser, a pursuer. L16-L17.

3. A dog used for coursing; a person who goes coursing. E17.

4. Any of several long-legged birds of the Old World genus Cursorius and allied genera, related to the pratincoles, which are found in open usu. arid parts of Africa and Asia. M18.

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courser noun². ['kɔ:sǝ] ME.
[Old French corsier (mod. coursier) from Proto-Romance from Latin cursus COURSE noun¹: see -ER².]
1. A swift horse. Formerly, a large powerful horse ridden in battle. Now poet. ME.

2. A stallion. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.

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