warrener

American  

[wawr-uh-ner, wor-] / ˈwɔr ə nər, ˈwɒr- /

noun

1. the keeper of a rabbit warren.

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warrener British  

/ ˈwɒrənə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of warrener

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at warren, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Ay, forsooth: but he is as tall a man of his hands as any is between this and his head; he hath fought with a warrener.

From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

But remember that the warrener pays a high rent, and that therefore his rabbits are as much his property as his sheep.

From The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales by More, Hannah

"I have also to tell you that I have distrained Wat the warrener from his cottage, for his Christmas rent is still unpaid, nor the hen-rents of last year."

From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

But remember, that the warrener pays a high rent, and that therefore his rabbits are as much his property as his sheep.

From Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI. by More, Hannah

I've watched a warrener at home making rabbit snares, and as there's no particular mystery about the art, and those birds are so unsophisticated, I shall be sure to get some.

From A Mating in the Wilds by Binns, Ottwell