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
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Etymology
Origin of falconer
1350–1400; Middle English falkenar (< Medieval Latin falcōnārius ), fauconer < Anglo-French; Old French fauconier < Medieval Latin; see falcon, -er 2
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El Charro is a rare bird, said Jennifer Coulson, vice president of the Raptor Research Foundation and a certified master falconer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The falconer called for backup, and in July 2025 the flying cowboy arrived to restore order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The falconer is Redlands police officer Charles Cogger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
A Harris's hawk which terrorised a village for at least a month has found a forever home with a local falconer.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
“She’s so relaxed. But where did she come from? I’m the only falconer who can have a peregrine in this part of the state.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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