Har"ri*er (-&etilde;r), n. [From Hare, n.] (Zoöl.) One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares. [Written also harier.]

Har"ri*er, n. [From Harry.] 1. One who harries.

2. (Zoöl.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier (Circus æruginosus), and the hen harrier (C. cyaneus).

• Any of several birds of prey of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.