Meanings
hawkery1
nounhawkery (plural hawkeries)
plural hawkeries
- A place where hawks used for hunting are kept.
- The practice of hunting using hawks.
hawkery2
nounhawkery (uncountable)
- uncountableAggressive salesmanship.
hawkery3
nounhawkery (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Hawkery.
Hawkery4
nounHawkery (uncountable)
- uncountableThe advocacy of war or analogous activity.
A principle of fiscal Hawkery was to never allow a planned deficit.
- uncountableAdvocates of war or analogous activity.
Origin
hawkery · noun
From hawk (“sell”) + -ery or hawker (“peddler”) + -y.
Full word history & related roots →Hawkery · noun
From hawk (“advocate of war or warlike behavior”) + -ery.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hawkery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkery
MLA
“hawkery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkery. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hawkery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkery.
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