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Harrier Common

Origin: French suffix -ier

Harrier has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a persistent attacker

"the harassers were not members of the regular army"

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

4

One who harries.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
attacker hound hawk
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
marsh harrier Montagu's harrier marsh hawk
Rhyming Words
hier fier vier kier sier pier tier bier plier maier trier thier prier brier drier ozier feier osier frier grier
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