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Harrier

The English word “Harrier” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them.

Etymology

From harrier, an occupational surname for a hunter of hares or a nickname for someone who resembled a harrier, a kind of hawk.

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