SG Heritage Dictionary

Lurcher [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One that lies in wait or lurks; one that watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.

2. Swift from the play the scudding lurcher flies.

3. A dog that watches for his game.

4. [Latin lurco, a glutton.] A glutton; a gormandizer.

Lurcher [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.

2. One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers.

3. A glutton; a gormandizer.