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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Lûrch’er, n.

noun

n. [See supra and LURCATION.] 1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher. Swift from the play the scudding lurcher flies. Gay.

  1. Especially, a dog that lies in wait for game, and seizes them, as hares, rabbits, &c.;—more used by poachers than sportsmen.
  2. [Lat. lurco, a glutton.] A glutton; a gormandizer.