Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lurcher

Lurcher (lûrch"ẽr) , 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.
2.
(Zoology) 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.

Lurcher , noun

[Latin lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st Lurch.]

A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obsolete]