D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Lurcher

/(lûrch"ẽr)/ · Lurch·er · IPA
01 n. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; one who lurks; a lurker; a poacher.
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    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.(Zool.)
02 n. A glutton; a gormandizer.
  1. 1.
    A glutton; a gormandizer.[Obs.]