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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lurcher \Lurch"er\ (l[^u]rch"[eil]r), noun [See {Lurch} to lurk.]
1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; one who lurks; a lurker; a poacher. [1913 Webster +PJC]
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lurcher \Lurch"er\, noun [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st {Lurch}.] A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lurcher
noun: someone waiting in concealment [syn: {lurker}, {skulker}]
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