/ Dictionary / Index C courser: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cours•er Pronunciation: (kôr'sur, kōr'-), [key] — n. a person or thing that courses. a dog for coursing. cours•er Pronunciation: (kôr'sur, kōr'-), [key] — n. Literary. a swift horse. cours•er Pronunciation: (kôr'sur, kōr'-), [key] — n. any of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: courser (Thesaurus) course protractor courseware Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language