Meanings
warrener1
nounwarrener (plural warreners)
plural warreners
- One who farms or hunts rabbits professionally; the keeper of a warren
[H]e is as tall a man of his hand, as any is betweene this and his head: he hath fought with a Warrener.
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv], page 42, column 2
Warrener2
proper noun
- A surname.
Origin
- Anglo-Normanwarennier
- Middle Englishwarenner
- Englishwarrener
From Middle English warenner, warner, from Anglo-Norman warennier, variant of garennier; equivalent to warren + -er.
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French garennier, garennière
- garennierTranslations
- garennièreTranslations
Irish maor coinicéir
- maor coinicéirTranslations
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APA
warrener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warrener
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“warrener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warrener. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warrener,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warrener.
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