Definition
A person or dog that harries (chases or hunts); a type of hawk that hunts small animals by swooping low over ground; a runner in cross-country races.
Etymology
From 'harry' (to chase or trouble) plus agent suffix -er. The term originally meant one who harries, but became associated with both the hawk and the runner, each group representing persistent chasers.
Kelly Says
One word, three totally different meanings—a hunting dog, a bird of prey, and a cross-country runner! This happened because each hunts or pursues things persistently, so the same name fit. It's a perfect example of how one good metaphor can spread.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንጉስ እንስሳ
ngu-s e-n-ssa
BNবাংলা
শিকারী কুকুর
shi-ka-ri ku-kur
CACatalà
caçador
ka-sa-dor
DADansk
jagthund
jagt-hund
DEDeutsch
Jagdterrier
yaht-ter-i-er
ELΕλληνικά
κυνηγός σκύλος
ki-ne-gos sk-ilos
ESEspañol
cazador
ka-sa-dor
FAفارسی
سگ شکار
sag sha-kar
FISuomi
metsästyskoira
mets-a-sty-ko-ira
FRFrançais
harrier
ha-ri-e
HEעברית
כלב צייד
k-lev t-za-id
HIहिन्दी
शिकारी
shi-ka-ri
HUMagyar
vadász kutya
va-da-sz kut-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
anjing pemburu
an-jing pe-mu-ru
ITItaliano
cane da caccia
ka-ne da ka-t-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
anjing pemburu
an-jing pe-mu-ru
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
ti-ya-san
NLNederlands
jagerhond
ja-ger-hond
NONorsk
jakthund
jakt-hund
PLPolski
pies myśliwski
p-ies my-s-li-w-ski
PTPortuguês
caçador
ka-sa-dor
RORomână
câine de vânătoare
k-aine de va-na-to-are
RUРусский
гончая
gon-cha-ya
SVSvenska
jakthund
jakt-hund
SWKiswahili
mbwa wa wawinda
m-bwa wa wa-win-da
TEతెలుగు
శিকారీ నాయ
shi-ka-ri na-ya
TLTL
aso ng pangangaso
a-so ng pan-ga-ng-aso
UKУкраїнська
мисливський собака
mis-liv-s-kyi so-ba-ka
VITiếng Việt
chó săn
cho san
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na