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Definition of "falconer" [fal•con•er]

  • One that breeds and trains falcons. (noun)
  • One that hunts with falcons. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "falconer" in a sentence
  • "There's a reason for this; becoming a licensed falconer is a two-year process, involving an apprenticeship, tests, and many other requirements."
  • ""The falconer is a professor of something, so both are possibilities...""
  • "We usually call a falconer who keeps that kind of hawk [the goshawk] an austringer."