falconer

[ fawl-kuh-ner, fal-, faw-kuh- ]

/ ˈfɔl kə nər, ˈfæl-, ˈfɔ kə- /

a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.

a person who trains hawks for hunting.

Origin of falconer

1350–1400; Middle English falkenar (< Medieval Latin falcōnārius), fauconer < Anglo-French; Old French fauconier < Medieval Latin; see falcon, -er²

un·der·fal·con·er, noun

A falconer on the look-out for rooks will often have to get over a good deal of ground in the day.

The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. Michell
Miss Falconer and Charlotte had paid one visit of condolence after the funeral.

Under the Mendips |Emma Marshall
And Mr. Paget's aim was to set the constables to work to find the man who must have hurled a sharp stone at Mr. Falconer's head.

Under the Mendips |Emma Marshall
She was an old lady—nearly as old as Mrs. Falconer—and wore glasses, but they could not conceal the kindness of her kindly eyes.

Robert Falconer |George MacDonald

Mrs. Falconer wondered how it could have happened that she had never read it.

Tales And Novels, Volume 7 (of 10) |Maria Edgeworth

falconer

/ (ˈfɔːlkənə, ˈfɔːkə-) /

a person who breeds or trains hawks or who follows the sport of falconry