Antonyms for harrier


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : har-ee-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhær i ər


Definition of harrier

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle English hayrer "small hunting dog" (c.1400), possibly from Middle French errier "wanderer" [Barnhart], or associated with hare, which they would have hunted. The hawk genus (1550s) is from harry (v.), which also is a candidate for the source of the dog name.
  • As in infest : adj flood, overrun
  • As in bully : noun domineering person
  • As in runner : noun one who runs
  • As in intimidator : noun bully
Example sentences :
  • Later the harrier was developed as a separate breed for hunting hares.
  • Extract from : « The Dogs of Boytown » by Walter A. Dyer
  • There may be many who will fare forth to find the harrier on the wing.
  • Extract from : « Birds in Flight » by W. P. Pycraft
  • This Harrier is also found in the Republic, but is not so common as the former species.
  • Extract from : « Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) » by P. L. Sclater
  • He was a born dictator and czar and hero and harrier of the human race.
  • Extract from : « Rolling Stones » by O. Henry
  • Sir Henry's courteous indifference, however, was like a harrier.
  • Extract from : « The Zeppelin's Passenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • But no petulance could impair the beaming optimism on Mr. Harrier's features.
  • Extract from : « The Regent » by E. Arnold Bennett
  • The various species of harrier make their appearance in September.
  • Extract from : « A Bird Calendar for Northern India » by Douglas Dewar
  • This hound, with the harrier, were for many centuries the only hunting dogs.
  • Extract from : « The Illustrated London Reading Book » by Various
  • The beagle is smaller than the harrier, compactly built, smooth-haired, and with pendulous ears.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 » by Various
  • But Jack Metcalf had more natural taste for the cry of a hound or a harrier than for the squeak of his fiddle.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events » by S. Baring-Gould

Synonyms for harrier

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