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falconer

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fal⋅con⋅er

[fawl-kuh-ner, fal-, faw-kuh-]
–noun
1. a person who hunts with falcons or follows the sport of hawking.
2. a person who trains hawks for hunting.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME falkenar (< ML falcōnārius), fauconer < AF; OF fauconier < ML; see falcon, -er 2
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fal·con·er   (fāl'kə-nər, fôl'-, fô'kə-)   
n.  
  1. One that breeds and trains falcons.

  2. One that hunts with falcons.

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