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falconer (n.)

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.

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Definitions of falconer from WordNet

falconer (n.)
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry;
Synonyms: hawker
From wordnet.princeton.edu