[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

harrier \har"rier\ -~er, n. from hare, n. zool.
   one of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.
   written also harier.
   1913 webster
see also:
hare harier 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

harrier \har"rier\, 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
      aeruginosus, and the hen harrier circus cyaneus.
      1913 webster

   harrier hawk zool., one of several species of american
      hawks of the genus micrastur.
      1913 webster
see also:
harry circus circus aeruginosus circus cyaneus harrier hawk micrastur 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

harrier
     n 1: a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of
          the regular army" syn: harasser
     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
see also:
harasser 

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