Home › Words › F › falconerfalconer/ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/falconer means A surname originating as an occupation.falconer is pronounced /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, fauconer, from faucon (“falcon”).nameA surname originating as an occupation.A village in the town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County, New York, United States.A locality in the Armidale council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.nounA person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.accipitrary 79% match — A falconer. vs falconer →falconry 75% match — The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks. vs falconer →falconing 75% match — falconry vs falconer →fawkner 75% match — A falconer. vs falconer →falconologist 74% match — A person who follows the study of falconology, the subsection of ornithology dealing with birds of prey, notably falcons. vs falconer →birdcatcher 67% match — Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler. vs falconer →falconine 66% match — Of, or relating to falcons or hawks. vs falconer →austringer 66% match — A keeper of goshawks. vs falconer →