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
  • People argue about how much space a birder should give to its target, and whether baiting them with food is appropriate.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Since the archer is a defender of the universe, the sentiment rings true for the loyalty and camaraderie Sazz brings through her actions.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Another change was making Gyeon-U an archer.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Unregistered hawker and peddler, ordinance violation.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The street hawkers have yet to set up shop.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Typically, the life of a mountain man or trapper was a hard and isolated lifestyle.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The clip opened with a gray owl perched comfortably on Kelly’s leopard-print trapper hat.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Falconer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falconer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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