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falconer
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He and his falconer go out perhaps once in a week along the ridge towards the Roman road from Shrewsbury. ▪ Hodgesaargh the falconer was getting ready in the tiny room next door when he felt the change in the air. ▪ I thought ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Falconer is a 1977 novel by American short-story writer and novelist John Cheever . It tells the story of Ezekiel Farragut, a university professor and drug addict who is serving time in Falconer State Prison for the murder of his brother . Farragut struggles ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry [syn: hawker ]
Usage examples of falconer.
In the mornings, he could be seen in the yards with his falconers and austringers, swinging lures to bring half-trained birds back to the fist.
The Hawkmaster took Rohain among the sounds of the mewsthe tiny tintinnabulation of bells, the bird-screams and whistles and chatter, the rasping whirr of rousing wings, the talk among the austringers and falconers.
Gorice the King among them with his austringers and falconers and his huntsmen with setters and spaniels and great fierce boar-hounds drawn in a string.
Every maiden was made bondmaid to some wild man, while for those who were women, it was like a Falconer visit that lasted forever.
With the first morning light the men-at-arms mounted their horses and rode toward Doncaster, Richard Wood rode north to seek his needed men-at-arms from Hubert le Falconer, and only Walter Skinner was left horseless and breakfastless in the vale.
She had lost all self-consciousness and now just wanted to know everything she could about Croft Falconer.
She seriously questioned whether anyone could force a discussion on Croft Falconer.
Perhaps immersing herself in her water-colors would help take her mind off Croft Falconer.
Revel, the dancers spinning and gliding in the streets, the falconers displaying the talents of their birds, the tournaments of strength and speed and sword skill waged by men of fighting age, the gleaning remained its most important element, just as it lay at the core of the traveling festivals found in the other kingdoms of the Forelands.
Sir Stephen closed the door after him, then went back to the smoking-room and stood looking down at Falconer, who leant back in his chair with his cigar in his mouth and eyed Sir Stephen under half-closed lids with an expression which had something of mastery and power in it.
Stafford put his back into it as hard as he had done in his racing days, and Maude Falconer leant back and watched him with interest, and something even stronger than interest, in her masked eyes.
Falconers in front, followed by Hirl and Girvan, then Loric and Ranal.
Falconer used his sword to hack at the turf, loosening clods which Tirtha broke away and piled to one side.
Without conscious volition Tirtha moved forward, brushing past the Falconer, her full attention claimed, as if she were indeed ensorceled by those shiny lines which spiraled, outward, becoming more and more distinct.
Although Verity did not share the passion of the true falconer, she found her breath coming short and the hand that held the reins was trembling slightly.