Lurcher

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lurcher \Lurch"er\ (l[^u]rch"[~e]r), n. [See {Lurch} to lurk.]
     1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to
        pilfer, or to betray or entrap; one who lurks; a lurker; a
        poacher.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  


     2. (Zool.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a
        cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It
        hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by
        poachers.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lurcher \Lurch"er\, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st
     {Lurch}.]
     A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lurcher
       n : someone waiting in concealment [syn: {lurker}, {skulker}]