austringer

American  

[aw-strin-jer] / ˈɔ strɪn dʒər /

Also astringer

Or ostringer

noun

Falconry: Obsolete.

1. a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.

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Etymology

Origin of austringer

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English ostringer, alteration, with intrusive n, as in passenger ( def. ), of Middle French ostricier, derivative of ostour “hawk,” from Medieval Latin auceptor, Latin acceptor, alteration of accipiter “hawk”

Example Sentences

A person who trains falcons is called a falconer, but a person who trains hawks is called an austringer.

From The New Yorker

George's devotion to the austringer's discipline may be a little crazed, but Crews suggests that any obsession is better than inane passivity.

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