falconer
Americannoun
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a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
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a person who trains hawks for hunting.
noun
Other Word Forms
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
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The talismanic vocabulary of falconry is threaded through this raw-nerved memoir by an experienced British falconer who dealt with the pain of losing a father by training a young goshawk called Mabel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
A falconer captivated by the natural sciences, he once considered becoming a wildlife illustrator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Nicknamed Bomber Harris, the hawk was captured in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, in April, and falconer Wayne Housden has been training him.
From BBC • May 30, 2025
Flamstead Parish Council said a falconer had been brought into the Hertfordshire village to try and catch the bird of prey which had been swooping at residents for several weeks.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025
When a falconer fed his bird, he stroked her with one of her own feathers, often accompanying the feeding and stroking with a scrap of melody: always the same song.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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