Antonyms for harrier

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : har-ee-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhær i ər

receiver

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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