falconer

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of falconer 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 Tyler Sladen, a falconer in the Southwest, has an enormous pack of setters. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for falconer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falconer
Noun
  • 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
  • Bipartisan outrage over those dreams (or nightmares) united an odd cross section of Floridians: birder watchers, hunters, native tribes, blue-collar plumbers and Republican advisers.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Some 4,000 years ago, an archer in the Pyrenees mountain range fired a flint arrowhead at another person, advancing on them from behind.
    Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
  • The club participates in field archery, indoor and outdoor target archery, 3-D shooting and bow hunting and frequently trains new archers, its website said.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • In wealthy Medellin, hawkers have transformed onetime local drug lord Pablo Escobar into a mascot for touristic trinkets.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Every twenty or thirty feet, a hawker would shout and cross the street to shake my hand, or step away from a storefront and fall in beside me.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Falconer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falconer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on falconer

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!