lurcher
/ˈlɜːtʃə(r)/noun
1
- Brit. a cross-bred dog, typically a retriever, collie, or sheepdog crossed with a greyhound, of a kind originally used for hunting and by poachers for catching rabbits〈英〉杂交猎狗。
2
- archaic a prowler, swindler, or petty thief〈古〉夜游贼; 骗子; 小偷。
词源
early 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from obsolete lurch 'remain in a place furtively', variant of LURK.