HARRIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does harrier mean?
• HARRIER (noun)
The noun HARRIER has 3 senses:
1. a persistent attacker
2. a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
3. hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
Familiarity information: HARRIER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HARRIER (noun)
Meaning:
A persistent attacker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
harrier; harasser
Context example:
the harassers were not members of the regular army
Hypernyms ("harrier" is a kind of...):
aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)
Meaning:
A hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("harrier" is a kind of...):
hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)
Meaning:
Hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("harrier" is a kind of...):
hawk (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harrier"):
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)
Holonyms ("harrier" is a member of...):
Circus; genus Circus (a genus of haws comprising the harriers)
