A huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey.

Roget 274: velocity, speed, celerity; swiftness etc. adj.; rapidity, eagle speed; expedition etc. (activity) 682; pernicity^†; acceleration; haste etc. 684.    spurt, rush, dash, race, steeple chase; smart rate, lively rate, swift rate etc. adj.; rattling rate, spanking rate, strapping rate, smart pace, lively pace, swift pace, rattling pace, spanking pace, strapping pace; round pace; flying, flight.    lightning, greased lightning, light, electricity, wind; cannon ball, rocket, arrow, dart, hydrargyrum [Lat.], quicksilver; telegraph, express train; torrent.    eagle, antelope, courser, race horse, gazelle, greyhound, hare, doe, squirrel, camel bird, chickaree^†, chipmunk, hackee [U.S.], ostrich, scorcher [Slang].    Mercury, Ariel^†, Camilla^†, Harlequin.    [Measurement of velocity] log, log line; speedometer, odometer, tachometer, strobe, radar speed detector, radar trap, air speed gauge, wind sock, wind speed meter; pedometer.    ... meer laten zien

Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle.

synoniem: charger.

Roget 271: carrier, porter, bearer, tranter^†, conveyer; cargador^†; express, expressman; stevedore, coolie; conductor, locomotive, motor.    beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab^†, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway^†, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument^†, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer^†; racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse; ketch; Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie; garran^†, garron^†; jennet, genet^†, bayard^†, mare, stallion, gelding; bronco, broncho^†, cayuse [U.S.]; creature, critter [U.S.]; cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler^†; stud.    Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante.    ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy^†, ladino [U.S.]; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon.    [object used for carrying] pallet, brace, cart, dolley; support etc. 215; fork lift.    carriage etc. (vehicle) 272; ship etc. 273.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: oplader

A dog trained for coursing.

Swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles.