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Falconer definition

fălkə-nər, fôl-, fôkə-
falconers
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A person who hunts with falcons.
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One that breeds and trains falcons.
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One that hunts with falcons.
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A person who breeds and trains falcons.
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A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
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One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
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A surname​.
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Noun

Singular:
falconer
Plural:
falconers

Origin of falconer

  • From Old French faulconnier, fauconnier, from faulcon (“falcon”).

    From Wiktionary

Falconer Sentence Examples

  • Falconer's Bampton Lectures in 1811.

  • The site of Cape Colonna is extolled by Byron, and is the scene of Falconer's "Shipwreck."

  • Jeremy Paxman's back and talks to Michael Portillo a bit more, with Lord Falconer and Shirley Williams remaining virtual bystanders.

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