Home › Words › L › lannerlannerlanner means A village and civil parish south-east of Redruth, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7140).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, lanner ranks #26,036 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyIn Cornwall, from the Cornish language.nameA village and civil parish south-east of Redruth, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7140).A surname.nounThe lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.e.g.“The mountains of this country also supply Saker falcons of excellent flight, and plenty of lanners likewise.” — 1874, Bayard Taylor, chapter II, in Central Asia. Travels in Cashmere, Little Tibet, and Central Asia:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.lanneret 68% match — A male lanner, smaller than the female. vs lanner →falconlike 59% match — Resembling or characteristic of a falcon. vs lanner →falconine 59% match — Of, or relating to falcons or hawks. vs lanner →falconer 58% match — A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey. vs lanner →deathbird 58% match — Tengmalm's owl (Nyctala tengmalmi) vs lanner →falconing 58% match — falconry vs lanner →gyrfalcon 57% match — Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons. vs lanner →windhover 57% match — The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). vs lanner →