Harrier Definition

hărē-ər
noun
Any of a breed of hound similar to but smaller than the English foxhound, used in packs for hunting hares and rabbits.
Webster's New World
A pack of such dogs and the hunters in a hunt.
Webster's New World
A person who harries.
Webster's New World
Any of a genus (Circus) of hawks, as the marsh hawk, that prey on small mammals, reptiles, etc.
Webster's New World
A cross-country runner.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Harrier

Noun

Singular:
harrier
Plural:
harriers

Origin of Harrier

  • Middle English hairer, eirer possibly alteration (influenced by hair, hare hare) of Old French errier wanderer from errer to wander err

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Sense 2, alteration (influenced by harry) of obsolete harrower from harrow

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • harry +‎ -er

    From Wiktionary

Harrier Sentence Examples

  • There are the same difficulties to be contended with as in hunting with the ordinary harrier, and a very few days' running will teach the youthful sportsman that he cannot run at the same pace over sound ground and over a deep ploughed field, up hill and down, or along and across furrows.

  • The best way to see a hen harrier is to scan the horizon with a pair of binoculars.

  • Helicopters and the Harrier GR7 will also be hovering over the beach and you could be injured by downwash or jet exhausts.

  • All of the displays are compatible with night-vision goggles, which gives the Harrier its ability to operate at night, at low level.

  • Later there was a ringtail Hen Harrier at Rye Harbor Farm and a drake goldeneye still on Long Pit.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAR

Words Ending With

RERIER

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harrier

Words Starting With H and Ending With R

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With H7 Letter Words Ending With R