English

Proper noun

Falconer

1. An occupational surname​.

Related terms

• Falkner
• Faulkner

English

Noun

falconer ‎(plural falconers)

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

Related terms

• falconry

Synonyms

• hawker

Translations

References

• falconer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Old French

Alternative forms

• fauconer (Anglo-Norman)
• fauconier
• fauconnier

Etymology

falcon +‎ -er.

Noun

falconer m ‎(oblique plural falconers, nominative singular falconers, nominative plural falconer)

1. (Anglo-Norman) falconer (person who breeds or trains hawks)

Descendants

• English: falconer (borrowed)
• French: fauconnier