noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt. obsolete
2. 2
   One who flinches or shrinks back. obsolete

Etymology

From blench + -er.

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