falconer
noun
fal·con·er
ˈfal-kə-nər 
ˈfȯl-,
also ˈfȯ-kə-
: a person who breeds, trains, or hunts with hawks
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The only move Lazio have made, apart from the sale of Loum Tchaouna to Burnley, was to move out their falconer.
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The falcon no longer hears the falconer.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
This is a rite of passage, and a major time commitment, which many falconers don’t even attempt, choosing instead to buy birds from breeders or capture adults and release them at the end of the season.
—Nick Kelley, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
Other records from old news sources in previous decades are less credible, for the most part, says Lauren McGough a falconer and cultural anthropologist who studies the relationships between humans and eagles.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The falcon no longer hears the falconer.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
This is a rite of passage, and a major time commitment, which many falconers don’t even attempt, choosing instead to buy birds from breeders or capture adults and release them at the end of the season.
—Nick Kelley, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
Other records from old news sources in previous decades are less credible, for the most part, says Lauren McGough a falconer and cultural anthropologist who studies the relationships between humans and eagles.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for falconer
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“Falconer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falconer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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falconer
noun
fal·con·er
ˈfal-kə-nər
ˈfȯl-,
also ˈfȯ-
: one who hunts with hawks or trains hawks for hunting
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