Piqueux des chasses

English translation: field master/huntsman/whipper-in

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French term or phrase:	Piqueux des chasses
English translation:	field master/huntsman/whipper-in
Entered by:	Claire Culliford

11:04 Aug 24, 2016

French to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / Fox hunting

French term or phrase: Piqueux des chasses

I am subtitling a fictional film about a French writer in the 1920s-1940s.
At one point, reference is made to his 'piqueuex des chasses' before the writer and his friends go out fox hunting on horses.
I can understand that this is someone who is in charge of the pack of dogs on the hunt but I am not sure if there is a formal English term for this. Does anyone more knowledgeable in this area than I am have any ideas?

Claire Culliford KudoZ activity Questions: 74 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 35 United Kingdom
Local time: 04:22

field master/huntsman/whipper-in

Explanation:
I'll get some refs...

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Note added at 20 mins (2016-08-24 11:24:29 GMT)
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http://www.ma-chasse.com/vocabul.shtml
Piqueur (on dit piqueux). Valet à cheval qui a la responsabilité de l'équipage de chasse à courre.

so that seems like it's "HUNTSMAN"
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/huntsman
noun, plural huntsmen.
1.
the member of a hunt staff who manages the hounds during the hunt.

this has a lot of terms that may be useful

http://www.harvardfoxhounds.com/HFH_Fox_Hunting_Terms.html
Huntsman – The person who hunts hounds and is responsible for the care, breeding, and training of the hounds. At some hunts the Masters direct the breeding program. At some hunts one of the Masters acts as Huntsman. The Huntsman may be professional (in which case he is paid for his services) or he may be an amateur.

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Note added at 24 mins (2016-08-24 11:28:38 GMT)
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and of course "huntsmen" for plural.

the "whipper-in" is actually the assistant to the huntsman
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/whipper-in

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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-08-24 13:54:43 GMT)
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Glad to help Claire!

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Note added at 5 days (2016-08-29 11:48:30 GMT) Post-grading
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yes, I think "huntsman" is the right term here

Selected response from:

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 04:22

Grading comment

The client preferred the term 'huntsman' so that is the one I went with in this case. Thank you!
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field master/huntsman/whipper-in

Yvonne Gallagher

saddlestitcher

Jonathan Cohen

Discussion entries: 2

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1 day 3 hrs confidence:

saddlestitcher

Explanation:
another option

Jonathan Cohen
Canada
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of:

French

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Jonathan. This was a translation I kept coming across and I wasn't sure if it was appropriate in this context.

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

field master/huntsman/whipper-in

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 04:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

The client preferred the term 'huntsman' so that is the one I went with in this case. Thank you!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Many thanks indeed Gallagy. That makes complete sense. Huntsman would have been my preferred term but I was afraid that pertained too much to the people actually on the hunt.

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