blencher

English

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt.
  • (obsolete) One who flinches or shrinks back.

Etymology

Suffix from English blench (flinch).

Origin

English

blench

Gloss

flinch

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