harrier
noun/ˈhæriə(r)/
/ˈhæriər/
- a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the hawk familyTopics Birdsc2Word Originmid 16th cent. (as harrower): from harrow ‘harry, rob’ (variant of harry). The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to association with harrier, a person who continually attacks someone else or their land.
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