Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lurcher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: lurcher
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.

Obsolete

noun

A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.

noun

A large nymphalid butterfly, Yoma sabina, of Australia and Asia.

noun

A glutton; a voracious eater

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"“Since we are both obsessed with our dogs” — Ms. Muir has a whippet; Ms. Osborne, a lurcher — “we thought we’d try pets,” she said."
"Is not loue a lurcher, that taketh mens stomacks away that they cannot eate, their Spleen that they cannot laugh"

Etymology

From lurch + -er. See lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lurch

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

lurchers (plural)

Synonyms

lurker skulker

Questions

What does lurcher mean?: One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
Where does lurcher come from?: From lurch + -er. See lurch (“to lurk, lie in wait”).

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