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Webster 1913 Edition

Lurcher

Lurch′er

,
Noun.
[L.
lurco
,
lurcho
, a glutton. See 1st
Lurch
.]
A glutton; a gormandizer.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Lurcher

LURCH'ER

,
Noun.
1.
One that lies in wait or lurks; one that watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.
Swift from the play the scudding lurcher flies.
2.
A dog that watches for his game.
3.
[L. lurco, a glutton.] A glutton; a gormandizer.

Definition 2024

lurcher

lurcher

English

Noun

lurcher ‎(plural lurchers)

  1. (obsolete) One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
  2. A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.
    • 2009 February 5, Penelope Green, “New Book Offers Knitted Projects for Pets”, in New York Times:
      “Since we are both obsessed with our dogs” — Ms. Muir has a whippet; Ms. Osborne, a lurcher — “we thought we’d try pets,” she said.

Etymology 2

From Latin lurco, lurcho ‎(“a glutton”). See lurch.

Noun

lurcher ‎(plural lurchers)

  1. (obsolete) A glutton; a gormandizer.

Latin

Verb

lurcher

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of lurchō

Etymology

lurch +‎ -er. See lurch ‎(“to lurk, lie in wait”).

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