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lurch·er

 (lûr′chər)
n.
1. Chiefly British A crossbred dog formerly used chiefly by hunters and poachers.
2. Archaic A sneak thief.

[Middle English, from lorchen, to lurk, perhaps from lurken; see lurk.]
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lurcher

(ˈlɜːtʃə)
n
1. (Breeds) a crossbred hunting dog, usually a greyhound cross with a collie, esp one trained to hunt silently
2. archaic a person who prowls or lurks
[C16: from lurch3]
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lurch•er

(ˈlɜr tʃər)

n.
1. a crossbred dog used esp. by poachers.
2. Archaic. a person who lurks or prowls.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lurcher - someone waiting in concealment
waiter - a person who waits or awaits
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Translations
References in classic literature ?
The old-time poachers in England used to do it with their lurcher dogs.
Fangs!'' he ejaculated at the top of his voice to a ragged wolfish-looking dog, a sort of lurcher, half mastiff, half greyhound, which ran limping about as if with the purpose of seconding his master in collecting the refractory grunters; but which, in fact, from misapprehension of the swine-herd's signals, ignorance of his own duty, or malice prepense, only drove them hither and thither, and increased the evil which he seemed to design to remedy.
Toby proved to an ugly, long-haired, lop-eared creature, half spaniel and half lurcher, brown-and-white in color, with a very clumsy waddling gait.
Sixty or seventy of them, large and small, smooth and shaggy--deer-hound, boar-hound, blood-hound, wolf-hound, mastiff, alaun, talbot, lurcher, terrier, spaniel--snapping, yelling and whining, with score of lolling tongues and waving tails, came surging down the narrow lane which leads from the Twynham kennels to the bank of Avon.
A big old lurcher got up slowly from the door-stone, stretching first one hind leg and then the other, and taking Tom's caresses and the presence of Toby, who kept, however, at a respectful distance, with equal indifference.
"Multiple videos of animal fighting were found on Carter's personal devices, featuring two lurchers matching Max and Murphy's description.
"Like most lurchers, Marley needs a home where he can go for a walk and then have a lovely snooze."
Kate and Lass, aged two and three, Lurchers This gorgeous pair are sisters looking for a new home together.
However, being typical young Lurchers they appear to have been unaffected by this and are keen to move on to a better life.
Hare coursing is the brutal pursuit of hares with hounds, often lurchers, who are released to chase and kill the animal for sport.
They were then seen running behind the lurchers in the direction of three deer before the dogs attacked one, grounding it.