harrier

1. One that harries.
2. Any of various slender, narrow-winged hawks of the genus Circus, such as the marsh hawk, that prey on small animals.

[Sense 2, alteration (influenced by HARRY) of obsolete harrower, from HARROW².]

1. Any of a breed of small hounds originally used in hunting hares and rabbits.
2. A cross-country runner.

[Middle English hairer, eirer, possibly alteration (influenced by hair, hare, hare) of Old French errier, wanderer, from errer, to wander. See err.]

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Substantive name of hawk-like bird, called also Circus spp.

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Harrier can mean:

• Harrier Jump Jet vertical take-off and landing fighter/attack aircraft and derivatives:
  • Hawker Siddeley Harrier - 1st generation Harrier
  • BAE Sea Harrier - Maritime strike/air defence fighter
  • AV-8 Harrier II - 2nd generation Harrier
  • BAE Harrier II - 2nd generation Harrier used by the UK
• Hawker Harrier - experimental biplane torpedo bomber aircraft built in the 1920s
• Harrier (dog)
• Harrier (bird), several species of birds
• Harrier hawk, a species of falcon
• A cross-country runner, such as a member of the Hash House Harriers
• Toyota Harrier, an automobile
• Space Harrier, a video game series
• Kidderminster Harriers F.C., an English football team

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - en, der vedvarende angriber andre

2.
n. - støver, harehund

3.
n. - høg

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwelgeest, brak (hond voor hazenjacht), deelnemer aan veldloop, plunderaar, kiekendief, jachtgezelschap met meute

Français (French)
1.
n. - harceleur, (Sport) coureur de cross

2.
n. - harrier (chien de chasse)

3.
n. - (Orn) busard

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Verwüster, Zerstörer, Plünderer

2.
n. - Hasenhund, Harrier

3.
n. - (zool) Weihe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άρπαγας (κν. διαγουμιστής), (ορνιθ.) κιρκινέζι

Italiano (Italian)
cane per la caccia alle lepri, club dei corridori

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cão (m) lebreiro (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
грабитель, гончая

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - persona que hostiga o acosa a otra, corredor de cross-country, aviones de despegue y aterrizaje vertical

2.
n. - perro de caza pequeño

3.
n. - especie de halcón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - harrier (zool.), kärrhök (zool.), terränglöpare, plundrare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 猎兔犬, 越野竞走者

2. 抢劫者, 侵略者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 獵兔犬, 越野競走者

2.
n. - 搶劫者, 侵略者

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 계속적인 약탈자, 침략자

2.
n. - 해리어 개(토끼 사냥용)

3.
n. - 개구리 매

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ハリアー, クロスカントリーの走者, 略奪者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الهرار كلب صيد وبخاصه لصيد الأرانب, العداء في سباق الضاحيه, السلاب, المغير, المضايق بهجمات متكررة, الهار ضرب من الصقور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רץ למרחקים ארוכים, אדם הממהר תמיד‬
n. - ‮כלב-ציד, עוף טרף ממשפחת הבזיים‬
n. - ‮מין עוף דורס‬

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