coursers

noun

plural of courser
1
as in hunters

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2
as in trotters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coursers
  1. hunters
  2. mounts
  3. warhorses
  4. bays
  5. mares
  6. chargers
  7. stallions
  8. colts
Noun
  • Once the rut arrives, deer drop their guard, but mature bucks don’t do so nearly as much as most hunters think.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Pretendian hunters tend to be painted as aggressive or angry, which ultimately serves to undermine their claims.
    — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hunters
Noun
  • Related Stories Also revealed in the trailer are Chocobo mounts, a grappling hook and the new Summon Typhon and open-world exploration via parachute.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Frustration mounts as families seek answers The reward in Carlow’s case was increased to $25,000 in July, up from $10,000.
    — Sarah Raza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of warhorses
Noun
  • Yet the bigger story sits inside the facility’s simulator bays.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This sense of place, of Mallorca, its bays, clouds, Rafa’s family, his sense of ease with them, or his playing with his little son, make for some of the strongest impacts in the series.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bays
Noun
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Insulin can come from pig pancreases, estrogen from the urine of pregnant mares.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of mares
Noun
  • Anker, arguably the king of phone chargers, created a compact, wireless, magnetic backup charger for your iPhone.
    — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • These new chargers from Ugreen are aimed at MacBook Air and Neo owners who want a power charger with a little more power.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of chargers
Noun
  • Down at the bottom of the hill, Butch was sitting in the grass among a dozen or more stallions.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Definition of stallions
Noun
  • For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of colts
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“Coursers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coursers. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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