falconer
fal·con·er [ ˈfal-kə-nər]
[ˈfal-kə-nər]
: a person who breeds, trains, or hunts with hawks
Recent Examples on the Web
//Farmers who grow grapes, berries and cherries in the Napa and Sonoma valleys have also used professional falconers to protect their crops.
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Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times, "Calling in the ‘bird mafia’ to intimidate pesky pigeons and seagulls," 18 Aug. 2019
//On the terrace, a falconer faces the sea, the bird on his arm scaring off the seagulls, as the fiery orb dips into the Adriatic.
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Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, "Istria Has All the Beauty of the Mediterranean and None of Croatia's Crowds," 16 Aug. 2019
//Chavez and his falconers use hawks and falcons for the job.
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Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot, "Falconers keep Orange County from being overrun by birds," 8 Aug. 2019
//Tango appears to sit on a falconer-like leather gloved and works magic.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "The real stars of 'Jurassic World - The Ride' are the freakily lifelike roaming dinosaurs," 23 July 2019
//Many cliffs are managed under cautious principles established in the 1970s, says Dave Peterson, a falconer and retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist.
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Ula Chrobak, Outside Online, "We're Overprotecting Birds at the Expense of Climbers," 12 July 2018
//Bouchaine Vineyards in the Carneros region of California’s Napa Valley started using falconers in 2016 to keep other birds — like starlings and migratory species— from eating their grapes.
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Washington Post, "Tourists experience the ancient sport of falconry," 11 June 2018
//Farmers hire falconers to rid their crops of hungry flocks.
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Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Suwannee County: Experience an ancient hunting art at International Falconry Academy," 6 May 2018
//Kitty’s third branch of business, International Falconry Academy, involves training would-be falconers.
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Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Suwannee County: Experience an ancient hunting art at International Falconry Academy," 6 May 2018
First Known Use of falconer
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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