lurcher Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone waiting in concealment
    lurker; skulker.

WordNet

Lurch"er noun
Etymology
See Lurch to lurk.
Definitions
  1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.
  2. (Zoöl.) 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.
Lurch"er noun
Etymology
L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st Lurch.
Definitions
  1. A glutton; a gormandizer. Obs.

Webster 1913