Lurcherとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

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

名詞

lurcher (複数形 lurchers)

1. (obsolete) One who lurks or lies in wait; one who watches in order to rob or betray; a poacher.
2. A type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.
   • 2009 February 5, Penelope Green, “New Book Offers Knitted Projects for Pets”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “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.

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

語源 2

From Latin lurco, lurcho (“a glutton”). See lurch.

名詞

lurcher (複数形 lurchers)

1. (obsolete) A glutton; a gormandizer.