falconer

American  

[fawl-kuh-ner, fal-, faw-kuh-] / ˈfɔl kə nər, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kə- /

noun

1. a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.

2. a person who trains hawks for hunting.

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falconer British  

/ ˈfɔːkə-, ˈfɔːlkənə /

noun

1. a person who breeds or trains hawks or who follows the sport of falconry

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• underfalconer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of falconer

1350–1400; Middle English falkenar (< Medieval Latin falcōnārius ), fauconer < Anglo-French; Old French fauconier < Medieval Latin; see falcon, -er ²

Example Sentences

I am, my dearest Husband, your affectionate Wife, 'H. FALCONER.'

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George

And among your warmest friends no one rejoiced more heartily in the just appreciation of Charles Darwin than did Yours very truly, H. FALCONER.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir