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falconer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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fal·con·er /ˈfɔːlkənə $ ˈfælkənər/ noun [countable]  DSOHBAsomeone who trains falcons to hunt 训练猎鹰者
Examples from the Corpus
falconerThe flying display, with a falconer, showed how they could be controlled, even in free flight.It wasn't that he was a bad falconer.I thought the king was hunting with his greyhounds or Flemish falconers.He and his falconer go out perhaps once in a week along the ridge towards the Roman road from Shrewsbury.The hawks had brought down many strange species over the centuries and the falconers had, very painstakingly, taken notes.Hodgesaargh the falconer was getting ready in the tiny room next door when he felt the change in the air.The falconers of Lancre knew a lot about birds.
fal·con·er nounChineseSyllable
Corpus someone who hunt falcons to trains


falconer
falconer /ˈfɔːlkənə $ ˈfælkənər/ noun [countable]
someone who trains falcons to hunt


fal·con·erBrE /ˈfɔːlkənə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfælkənər/ 🔊 nouna person who keeps and trains falcons, often for hunting (为狩猎活动)养隼者;训练隼者