warrener

[ wawr-uh-ner, wor- ]

noun

the keeper of a rabbit warren.

Origin of warrener

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at warren, -er¹

Words Nearby warrener

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How to use warrener in a sentence

He found warrener and Wylde Payne there, and presently he began to tell "what a confounded mess he had made of it down stairs."
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 33, November 1877 | Various
The officers of Fort warrener were assembled, as was the daily morning custom, in the presence of the colonel commanding.
The Deserter | Charles King
They were to have gone to warrener immediately after the holidays, but January came and Nellie had not surrendered.
The Deserter | Charles King
Just what Mr. Van Antwerp would have said could he have seen the situation at warrener is perhaps impossible to predict.
The Deserter | Charles King
There was his last letter, received only that day, urging, imploring her to leave warrener forthwith.
The Deserter | Charles King

British Dictionary definitions for warrener

warrener

/ (ˈwɒrənə) /

noun

obsolete a gamekeeper or keeper of a warren (sense 4)

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