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BLENCHER
Etymology
Noun
blencher (plural blenchers)
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Blench"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a hunt. See Blancher. [Obs.]
2. One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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