1. Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
   "The courser galloped across the battlefield";
   - charger [archaic]
    
2. A dog trained for coursing
   "The sleek courser chased after the mechanical lure"
    
3. Swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
   "The courser ran quickly across the arid landscape"
    
4. A huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
   "The courser and his greyhounds pursued the hare across the open field"

Derived forms: coursers

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

Part of: family Glareolidae, Glareolidae

Encyclopedia: Courser