falconer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfɔːk.nə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈfælkənɚ/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, fauconer, from faucon (“falcon”).
Meanings
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A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
And to add force to his remonstrances, he conferred a cuff or two on the negligent attendant of the hawks, who, shouting rather louder than was necessary under all the circumstances, brought the master falconer to his assistance.
1820, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 83:
- One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| falconers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (31)
ca falconer (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · ota طوغانجی (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · fi haukkametsästyksen seuraaja (one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks) · es halconera (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · pt falcoeiro (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · el γερακάρης (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · de Falkner (one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks) · mk сокола́р (one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks) · mk сокола́р (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · fi haukankasvattaja (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · es cetrera (one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks) · de Falkner (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · oc falconièr (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · ru соко́льник (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · ka ბაზიერი (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · hu solymász (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · it falconiere (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · es halconero (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · fr fauconnier (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · nl valkenier (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · gv shawkeyr (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · ru соко́льничий (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · hu solymár (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · es cetrero (one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks) · it falconiere (one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks) · ro șoimar (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · fi haukkametsästäjä (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · ota چاقرجی (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · pl sokolnik (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · kk құсбегі (a person who breeds or trains hawks) · he בַּזְיָר (a person who breeds or trains hawks)