-courser-

n. [ F. coursier. ] 1. One who courses or hunts. [ 1913 Webster ]

leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. Hanmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [ Poetic. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family. [ 1913 Webster ]