trapper

noun

ˈtrapə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that traps: such as

a

: one whose business is trapping animals for furs or food or for sale alive

b

: one that traps fish

2

: a boy who attends to the opening and closing of ventilation doors in a mine

3

: one that manages a trap for trapshooting

4

: a horse that draws a trap

5

British : a pointsman who points or switches trucks or cars into a siding

Word History

Etymology

trap entry 2 + -er

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Rhymes for trapper

• capper
• clapper
• dapper
• flapper
• kapur
• mapper
• napper
• rapper
• sapper
• snapper
• tapper
• wrapper