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harrier

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har·ri·er 1  (hr-r)
n.
1. One that harries.
2. Any of various slender, narrow-winged hawks of the genus Circus, such as the marsh hawk, that prey on small animals.

[Sense 2, alteration (influenced by harry) of obsolete harrower, from harrow2.]

harrier 1
Noun
a cross-country runner [from hare]

harrier 2
Noun
a bird of prey with broad wings and long legs and tail
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harrier - a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army"
aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
2.harrier - a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
hound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
3.harrier - hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
genus Circus, Circus - a genus of haws comprising the harriers
Circus Aeruginosus, marsh harrier - Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions
Circus pygargus, Montagu's harrier - brownish European harrier
Circus cyaneus, hen harrier, marsh hawk, northern harrier - common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land

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"In the first place, Trunila is not a 'dog,' but a harrier," thought Nicholas, and looked sternly at his sister, trying to make her feel the distance that ought to separate them at that moment.
The harrier turned against the huntsman; the minister gave him cuts with the whip and caresses, alternately, and set up rivals to him.
These were the keeper of the king's harriers and the master of the falcons, personages greatly respected in the time of Louis XIII.
 
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