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: one attending a person of rank or wealth and wearing hunter's costume
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: any of several large dark-colored birds (genus Stercorarius) of northern seas that are related to the skua, are strong fliers, and tend to harass weaker birds until they drop or disgorge their prey
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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