TRAPPER

trapper

(noun) someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trapper (plural trappers)

One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs.

(mining) A child who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.

An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.

(slang) A drug dealer.

(slang) A performer of trap music.

Source: Wiktionary


Trap"per, n. Etym: [From Trap to insnare.]

1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs. W. Irving.

2. (Mining)

Definition: A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level. Raymond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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