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falconer

Pronunciation: /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/

The English word “falconer” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
  2. One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

Etymology

From Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, fauconer, from faucon (“falcon”).

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