harrier

English

/ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • One who harries.
  • Any of several bird of birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
  • A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
  • A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.

Etymology

Suffix from English harry root from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (army, burn, war, fire, struggle, heat).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ker-

Gloss

army, burn, war, fire, struggle, heat

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

火

Emoji
🪖

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