"lurcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lurchers [plural]
Etymology: lurch + -er. See lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lurch|er}} lurch + -er, {{m|en|lurch||to lurk, lie in wait}} lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lurcher (plural lurchers)
  1. (obsolete) One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-lurcher-en-noun-J8xomeEo Disambiguation of Dogs: 37 28 15 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 18 21 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 23 26 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 62 23 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 17 17 15
  2. A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.
    Sense id: en-lurcher-en-noun-RPHBnbOL
  3. A large nymphalid butterfly, Yoma sabina, of Australia and Asia. Categories (lifeform): Nymphalid butterflies
    Sense id: en-lurcher-en-noun-BFL5Z8pK Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 31 13 48 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lurchers [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lurco, lurcho (“a glutton”). See lurch. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{m|la|lurco}} lurco, {{m|la|lurcho||a glutton}} lurcho (“a glutton”), {{m|en|lurch}} lurch Head templates: {{en-noun}} lurcher (plural lurchers)
  1. (obsolete) A glutton; a voracious eater Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lurcher-en-noun-qrk4tfZL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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