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falconer

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fal·con·er  (flk-nr, fôl-, fôk-)
n.
1. One that breeds and trains falcons.
2. One that hunts with falcons.
falconer [ˈfɔːlkənə ˈfɔːkə-]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Falconry) a person who breeds or trains hawks or who follows the sport of falconry
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.falconerfalconer - a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
hawker
hunter, huntsman - someone who hunts game
Translations
falconer [ˈfɔːlkənəʳ] N → halconero/a m/f
falconer [ˈfɔːlkənər] n → fauconnier/ière m/f
falconer
n → Falkner(in) m(f)


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After having undergone this sharp rebuke, the keeper of the harriers hung his head, and allowed the falconer to get two steps in advance of him nearer to D'Artagnan.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Falconer, from Cape Comorin to the Himalaya, which have been imported from America since its discovery.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
It is well', the Saddhu whispered, jammed in the calling, shouting, bewildered press - a Persian greyhound between his feet and a cageful of yelling hawks under charge of a Rajput falconer in the small of his back.
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