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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.

ˈfalconer 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

  • underfalconer noun

Etymology

Origin of falconer

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

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