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Added 10 October 2026

courser

/ˈkɜːsə/ noun

Latin root: cursārius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about courser at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey.
Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle.
A dog trained for coursing.

Origin

From Middle English courser, Anglo-Norman cursier, corser, from Medieval Latin cursārius. By surface analysis, course + -er. Doublet of corsair and hussar.

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