falconer
noun
fal·con·er
ˈfal-kə-nər 
ˈfȯl-,
also ˈfȯ-kə-
: a person who breeds, trains, or hunts with hawks
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Tyler Sladen, a falconer in the Southwest, has an enormous pack of setters.
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2023
Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.
—M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
An outdoorsman and falconer, Kennedy sued companies and government agencies over pollution in the Hudson River and its watershed.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Long considered one of the oldest sports still practiced today, falconry has its participants, or falconers, train birds of prey (falcons, sometimes hawks, eagles or buzzards) to hunt wild game.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2023
Two more photos depict the pigeon’s unfortunate end—bleeding from a slit in its neck, leaving droplets of blood splattered on the falconer’s pristine thawb.
—M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
An outdoorsman and falconer, Kennedy sued companies and government agencies over pollution in the Hudson River and its watershed.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Long considered one of the oldest sports still practiced today, falconry has its participants, or falconers, train birds of prey (falcons, sometimes hawks, eagles or buzzards) to hunt wild game.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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“Falconer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falconer. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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falconer
noun
fal·con·er
ˈfal-kə-nər
ˈfȯl-,
also ˈfȯ-
: one who hunts with hawks or trains hawks for hunting
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