falconer
pronunciation
How to pronounce falconer in British English:
UK [ˈfɔːlkənə(r)]
How to pronounce falconer in American English:
US [ ˈfælkənər]
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- Noun:
- a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
Word Origin
- falconer (n.)
- late 14c., "one who hunts with falcons" (as a surname from late 12c.), from Old French fauconier "falconer" (Modern French fauconnier), from faucon (see falcon). Meaning "one who keeps and trains hawks" is from early 15c.
Example
- 1. The falcon cannot hear the falconer .
- 2. Lord falconer , a previous lord chancellor , proposes an amendment with a different twist .
- 3. But lord falconer 's amendment would not have made them immune from prosecution : their son was not terminally ill .
- 4. Sweetheart , what are you doing bothering mr. falconer ?
- 5. Training is usually slowed by a reluctant falconer .