astringer

[ as-trin-jer ]
/ ˈæs trɪn dʒər /

noun Falconry.

a person who trains and flies short-winged hawks, as the goshawk.
Also austringer, ostringer.

Origin of astringer

1425–75; late Middle English ostringer, alteration, with intrusive n, as in passenger, of Middle French ostricier, derivative of ostour hawk < Medieval Latin auceptor, Latin acceptor, alteration of accipiter accipiter

Words nearby astringer

astriction, astrid, astride, astringe, astringent, astringer, astrionics, astro-, astro-inertial guidance, astroarchaeology, astrobiology