Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun courser

4 senses of courser

Sense 1
courser -- (a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey)
       => hunter, huntsman -- (someone who hunts game)

Sense 2
charger, courser -- (formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle)
       => warhorse -- (horse used in war)

Sense 3
courser -- (a dog trained for coursing)
       => hunting dog -- (a dog used in hunting game)

Sense 4
courser -- (swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles)
       => shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird -- (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)