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faulkner

/ˈfɔː(l)k.nə/

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British/ˈfoː(l)k.nə/

faulkner is the obsolete form of falconer.

Meaning of falconer

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.

See all 5 meanings of falconer

Proper noun capitalized: Faulkner

Faulkner (countable and uncountable, plural Faulkners)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of faulkner

Noun
pluralfaulkners
Proper noun
pluralFaulkners

Origin of faulkner

A variant of the Scottish surname Falconer.

Words formed from faulkner

Questions about faulkner

What does faulkner mean?
Faulkner means a surname originating as an occupation.
What is faulkner the obsolete form of?
Faulkner is the obsolete form of falconer.
What part of speech is faulkner?
Faulkner is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce faulkner?
Faulkner is pronounced /ˈfɔː(l)k.nə/ (UK).

Words near faulkner in the dictionary

  1. Faulk
  2. Faulk County
  3. Faulkenberry
  4. Faulkenberrys
  5. Faulkland
  6. faulkner
  7. Faulkner County
  8. Faulkneresque
  9. Faulknerian
  10. Faulknerish
  11. faulkners

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