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bridler|ˈbraɪdlə(r)|
[f. bridle v. + -er1.]
1. One who bridles, restrains, or controls.
1563–87Foxe A. & M. (1596) 395/1 The greatest brideler of the popes usurped power. 1611Cotgr., Bridoye, a goose⁓bridler (a nickname for a Lawyer). 1641Milton Ch. Govt. vii. Wks. (1851) 135 The only bridlers of schisme. 1877Blackie Wise Men 111 The tamer of tigers, the bridler of bears.
†2. A bridle-maker. Obs. rare.
1652Wadsworth tr. Sandoval's Civ. Wars Spain 330 Alonso de Vera, a bridler and one of the ..Citie officers. |