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falconer

/ˈfɔːlkənər/
fal · con · er

Plural:falconers
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falconer Lexical Profile

falconer Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A person who keeps, trains, or hunts with falcons, hawks, or other birds of prey.

Example

"Wearing a thick leather gauntlet, the experienced falconer signaled for the peregrine falcon to return to her perch."

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English fauconer, borrowed from Old French fauconier, from Medieval Latin falconarius, derived from Late Latin falco ('falcon'), in reference to the bird's hooked talons (from Latin falx, meaning 'sickle').

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