harrier vs ruffian

harrier

noun
  • One who harries. 

  • A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound. 

  • 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. 

ruffian

noun
  • A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. 

verb
  • To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. 

adj
  • Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous. 

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