harrier/ˈhæɹi.ə/EtymologyFrom harrier, an occupational surname for a hunter of hares or a nickname for someone who resembled a harrier, a kind of hawk.nameA surname.nounOne who harries.Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.A medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them.