falconer
/ˈfɔː(l)k(ə)nə/ /ˈfɒlk(ə)nə
/noun
A person who keeps, trains, or hunts with falcons, hawks, or other birds of prey.Sometimes they will bring in a falconer with a live falcon and scare the birds away....
- Quebec's falconers have the right to allow their birds of prey to soar overhead but the birds are forbidden to swoop down and nab other beasts.
- He explained that female birds are more often kept by falconers because they are more vicious hunters and better flyers, making them good for displays.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French fauconier, from faucon (see falcon).