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
The falconer is Redlands police officer Charles Cogger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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
“A falconer near Delhi is going to raise them—Perry Knowlton. He’ll hack them back to the wild. They can learn to be free.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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