Middle English: from Old French corsier, based on Latin cursus (see course)
courser2 noun
a fast-running plover-like bird related to the pratincoles, typically found in open country in Africa and Asia 走鸻
Genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus, family Glareolidae: several species, in particular the desert-dwelling cream-coloured courser (C. cursor) 燕鸻科,走鸻属: 数种,尤指生长在沙漠地带的乳色走鸻(拉丁名C. cursor)
语源
mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin Cursorius 'adapted for running', from cursor 'runner', from the verb currere (see course)
courser3 noun
a person who hunts animals such as hares with greyhounds using sight rather than scent (用灵