A swift horse, especially one used for racing or hunting; also a person who courses or hunts game animals with dogs.
From Old French 'courser,' derived from Latin 'currere' (to run). The suffix '-er' indicates either an agent (one who courses) or the object itself (a horse that runs).
Medieval coursers were the sports cars of their era—they cost fortunes to breed and train, and knights would bet entire estates on them, making horse racing the first 'extreme sport' that bankrupted nobility.
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