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falconer

UK/ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)//ˈfælkənɚ/

falconer noun: a person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.

Noun

falconer (plural falconers)

  1. A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
    • And to add force to his remonstrances, he conferred a cuff or two on the negligent attendant of the hawks, who, shouting rather louder than was necessary under all the circumstances, brought the master falconer to his assistance.1820, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
  2. One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

Proper noun capitalized: Falconer

Falconer

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A village in the town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County, New York, United States.
  3. A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms of falconer

Forms of falconer

Noun
pluralfalconers
Proper noun
alternative formFalkner
alternative formFaulkner
alternative formForkner

Plural of falconer: falconers

Origin of falconer

From Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, fauconer, from faucon (“falcon”).

Words formed from falconer

Questions about falconer

What does falconer mean?
Falconer means a person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
What part of speech is falconer?
Falconer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce falconer?
Falconer is pronounced /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of falconer?
The plural of falconer is falconers.

Words near falconer in the dictionary

  1. falcon-gentle
  2. Falconara Marittima
  3. falcondoite
  4. Falcone
  5. falconed
  6. falconer
  7. falconers
  8. Falcones
  9. falconet
  10. falconets
  11. Falconi

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