Falconer definitions

făl'kə-nər, fôl'-, fô'kə-
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 hunts with 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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Origin of falconer

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

Sentence Examples

  • Paul Falconer Poole >>

  • David was the youngest of a family of three, two sons and a daughter, who after the early death of the father were brought up with great care and devotion by their mother, the daughter of Sir David Falconer, president of the college of justice.

  • There is an excellent bibliography by Falconer Madan (1887).

  • Dr Hugh Falconer with the assistance of a committee of geologists excavated it.

  • Of these Dr Falconer gave the prevailing " ridge-formula "(or number of complete ridges in each tooth) as 4, 8, 12, 12, 16, 24, as in E.

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