# courser

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɜːsə/ · frequency rank #94,717

## Definitions
1. A dog used for coursing.
2. A hunter who practises coursing.
3. A swift horse; a racehorse or a charger.
4. Any of several species of terrestrial bird in the genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus.
5. A stone used in building a course.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/courser