Falconer
Scottish-sounding surname
A falconer is a person who trains and hunts with falcons or other birds of prey.
The practice, called falconry, dates back thousands of years and involves conditioning raptors to pursue game and return to the handler.
Modern falconers must typically be licensed and demonstrate knowledge of raptor care and handling.
The falconer released his hawk to chase the rabbit across the field.
Sport using trained raptors
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- handlerOne who manages something
- gloveFitted hand covering
gauntlet · jesses · bells · hood · lure · perch · mews · casting
Taloned predatory bird
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- peregrineRoaming, or a falcon
- gyrfalconLargest falcon, Arctic native
- sakerLarge Old World falcon
merlin · kestrel · goshawk · red-tailed hawk · haggard · passage hawk · longwing
Of the Middle Ages
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- sport of kingsEquine racing tradition
- PersianOf or from Iran
Arabian · Mongolian · Bedouin · heritage · master · guild · apprentice · hunting party
hawking
Sport using trained raptors
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- bird of preyCarnivorous flying hunter
- handlerOne who manages something
glove · gauntlet · jesses · bells · hood · lure · perch · mews · casting · stooping
hawk
Taloned predatory bird
saker · merlin · kestrel · goshawk · red-tailed hawk · haggard · passage hawk · longwing
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- sport of kingsEquine racing tradition
Persian · Arabian · Mongolian · Bedouin · heritage · master · guild · apprentice · hunting party · estate
Yeats
Irish Nobel poet
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- protagonistStory's central figure
character · metaphor · mythos · chivalry · romance · allegory
Falconerrifleman
Armed soldier or NZ bird
trapper · archer · angler · poacher · gamekeeper
- Millennium FalconCorellian freighter spacecraft
- peregrine falconsSwift, diving hunting birds
- Atlanta FalconsGeorgia's NFL franchise
- The Maltese Falcon
- Maltese FalconNoir about coveted statuette
- Ford FalconCompact automobile line