falconer

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Recent Examples of falconer Even today, falconers in the Middle East still regard the gyrfalcon as the most prestigious bird, often breeding them selectively for sport and tradition. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 The male Harris’ Hawk was brought to justice by its namesake, local resident Steve Harris, who managed to trap it in a cage, before two falconers rushed over to help, one of the falconers, Alan Greenhalgh, told CNN on Friday. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025 The falconer has landed in hot water before. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025 Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb. M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for falconer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falconer
Noun
  • Championed by birder and former state legislator Bob Duschesne, the trail is a network of more than 260 birding locations all around Maine.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Louisville area birders, like the local Audubon Society vice president Mary Beth Nevulis, carve out time to stand outside with a pair of binoculars, patiently waiting to see warblers, woodpeckers, barred owls and other species at local parks, nature preserves and even at home.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • The Fowlers have three children — including a son and daughter who are also Chapman alumni — 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and divide their time between residences on the East and West Coasts.
    Orange County Register, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2017
Noun
  • Sagittarius is the archer who defends the good against evil.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Another change was making Gyeon-U an archer.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The street hawkers have yet to set up shop.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Singapore thrives in contrast—where tropical rainforest meets a gleaming skyline, and sizzling hawker stalls hum beneath soaring glass domes.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Call a professional trapper Don't want to deal with a nuisance raccoon yourself?
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In one picture, Kelce’s seen decked out in fur, looking like a dapper trapper extraordinaire, riding an airboat.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Falconer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falconer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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