sa·ker (s  k r)n. A Eurasian falcon (Falco cherrug) having brown plumage and often trained for falconry. [Middle English sacre, from Old French, from Arabic  aqr, probably from Turkic *so qur, falcon.] |
saker [ˈseɪkə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large falcon, Falco cherrug, of E Europe and central Asia: used in falconry
[C14 sagre, from Old French sacre, from Arabic saqr]
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