pigeoneer
Raises homing birds
A pigeoneer is someone who keeps, breeds, or trains pigeons, particularly homing or racing pigeons.
The term appears in military contexts for soldiers who handled carrier pigeons for wartime communication: The pigeoneer released the bird with coordinates for the artillery.
Space beneath the roof
- fancierEnthusiast or breeder
- squabYoung pigeon as food
- coopPoultry enclosure
- hatchlingRecently emerged young
mating · pedigree · strain · bloodline · nestbox · culling · selection · pairing
One that transports
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- dispatchSend with speed
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- militaryArmed forces collectively
intelligence · battlefield · courier · news · postal · historical · spy · reconnaissance
Out-of-the-park hit
- homingSteering toward a target
- releaseTo let go
- clockDevice displaying time
- velocityDirected rate of motion
distance · competition · basket · liberation · return · race · timing · champion
Giving food to
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- watererOne who moistens plants
- healthCondition of body, mind
molting · vaccination · parasite · canker · supplements · conditioning · handling · taming
loft
Space beneath the roof
hatchling · mating · pedigree · strain · bloodline · nestbox · culling · selection · pairing · stock
carrier
One that transports
military · intelligence · battlefield · courier · news · postal · historical · spy · reconnaissance · medal
homer
Out-of-the-park hit
velocity · distance · competition · basket · liberation · return · race · timing · champion · sprint
feeding
Giving food to
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- watererOne who moistens plants
health · molting · vaccination · parasite · canker · supplements · conditioning · handling · taming · perch