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 • Mar. 2, 2015

Hob said gruffly, “Ah, master, us shall make an austringer of 'ee yet.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Just as in modern shooting, you must never offer criticism to the man in command, so in hawking it was important that no outside advice should be allowed to disturb the judgment of the austringer.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White