falconer

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Recent Examples of falconer Tyler Sladen, a falconer in the Southwest, has an enormous pack of setters. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2023 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 An outdoorsman and falconer, Kennedy sued companies and government agencies over pollution in the Hudson River and its watershed. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024 Long considered one of the oldest sports still practiced today, falconry has its participants, or falconers, train birds of prey (falcons, sometimes hawks, eagles or buzzards) to hunt wild game. Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for falconer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falconer
Noun
  • The pair, Stanford graduates involved in the back-to-the-land movement, were birders with a D.I.Y. sensibility.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a speech in the final episode of the season, given by Aduba’s birder Metropolitan Police Department consultant Cordelia, that almost feels like a tribute to Braugher.
    Peter White, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sagittarius: Jessica Huang from Fresh Off the Boat Jessica is direct and blunt, like the archer.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 11 May 2025
  • This anxiety is most common among hunters and competitive archers.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Singapore’s Lau Pa Sat hawker center, in the city’s Central Business District.
    Kevin Lim, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
  • With this homegrown production, strawberries are now cheaper in Senegal’s groceries and even sold by hawkers on the streets.
    Carmen Abd Ali, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Falconer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falconer. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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