harrier

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

harrier
    n 1: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of
         the regular army" [syn: {harasser}, {harrier}]
    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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Harrier \Har"ri*er\ (-[~e]r), n. [From {Hare}, n.] (Zool.)
   One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.
   [Written also {harier}.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Harrier \Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Harry}.]
   1. One who harries.
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   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}).
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   {Harrier hawk} (Zool.), one of several species of American
      hawks of the genus {Micrastur}.
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