Falconer Meaning
/ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
nounOne who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
Sentence Examples
Tom is a professional falconer.
The skilled falconer trained the young bird of prey.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ released the trained hawk to hunt over the open field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ trained the young bird to fly back to his glove when he whistled for it.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, fauconer, from faucon (“falcon”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ released the trained hawk to hunt over the open field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ trained the young bird to fly back to his glove when he whistled for it.