falconer

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Recent Examples of falconer The only move Lazio have made, apart from the sale of Loum Tchaouna to Burnley, was to move out their falconer. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falconer
Noun
  • Hook up with Mass Audubon at any of its many activities because nothing says mindfulness like becoming a birder.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Among them was Sean Clark, a birder and photography enthusiast.
    CBS News, CBS News, 25 Nov. 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
  • The film’s narrative kicks into gear when the legendary sun-shooting archer vanishes during a mission to rescue the dying sun, prompting Chang Er to embark on a perilous journey to the moon’s dark side alongside an earthbound bandit who crash-lands into her world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The archer is known to be a magical being that throws zingers, or in this case, spells, at those who frustrate their peace.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Tourists seeking to visit the Statue of Liberty were defrauded daily by unscrupulous ticket-hawkers pitching water tours departing miles away that charge high prices and can’t land on Liberty Island.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For a more low-key flavor, Chua recommended heading to a hawker center.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Even though trapping itself isn’t painful to the animal, some anti-trappers and hunters are uncomfortable with the idea of an animal being captive, or experiencing fear when the trapper arrives to check the trap.
    Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
  • His final accents came via dark shades and a fluffy black trapper hat.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026

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“Falconer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falconer. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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