Courser

One who courses or hunts.

A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger.

A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.

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

a dog trained for coursing

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle