单词 | courser |
释义 | courser1[ kawr-ser, kohr- ] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR courser ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing that courses. a dog for coursing. Origin of courser1First recorded in 1585–95; course + -er1 Words nearby courserCourland, Cournand, Courrèges, course, course protractor, courser, courses, courseware, coursework, coursing, court Definition for courser (2 of 3)courser2 [ kawr-ser, kohr- ] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- / noun Literary.a swift horse. Origin of courser21250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French coursier<Vulgar Latin *cursārius, equivalent to Latin curs(us) course + -ārius-ary; see -er2 Definition for courser (3 of 3)courser3 [ kawr-ser, kohr- ] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- / nounany of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa. Origin of courser31760–70; irregular <New Latin cursōrius fitted for running, equivalent to Latin cur(rere) to run + -sōrius, for -tōrius-tory1; cf. course Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for courserBritish Dictionary definitions for courser (1 of 3)courser1 / (ˈkɔːsə) / nouna person who courses hounds or dogs, esp greyhounds a hound or dog trained for coursing British Dictionary definitions for courser (2 of 3)courser2 / (ˈkɔːsə) / nounliterary a swift horse; steed Word Origin for courserC13: from Old French coursier, from cours course British Dictionary definitions for courser (3 of 3)courser3 / (ˈkɔːsə) / nouna terrestrial plover-like shore bird, such as Cursorius cursor (cream-coloured courser), of the subfamily Cursoriinae of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes Word Origin for courserC18: from Latin cursōrius suited for running, from cursus course Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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