harrier
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harrier¹
- /ˈhæɹi.ə/ Australia, UK
- /ˈhaɹɪjə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈhæɹi.ɚ/ US
- /ˈhɛɹi.ɚ/ US
- /ˈhɛɹi.ə/ New Zealand
- /ˈhaɾe.əɾ/ Scotland
- /ˈhaɾi.ə/ Wales
Sounds like hairier (homophonous in some accents) · Rhymes with -æɹiə(ɹ)
noun harriers
- One who harries.
- Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
- A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
- A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.
Harrier²
Where it comes from
From harrier, an occupational surname for a hunter of hares or a nickname for someone who resembled a harrier, a kind of hawk.
proper noun Harriers
- A surname.
noun Harriers
- A medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them.
Translations
Talk about this word "harrier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harrier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. harrier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harrier "harrier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harrier.Cite this
@misc{harrier_2026,
title = {harrier},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harrier},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
