Harrier \Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Harry}.] 1. One who harries. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier ({Circus [ae]ruginosus}), and the hen harrier ({Circus cyaneus}). [1913 Webster] {Harrier hawk} (Zool.), one of several species of American hawks of the genus {Micrastur}. [1913 Webster]