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Recent Examples of trappers
Even though trapping itself isn’t painful to the animal, some anti-trappers and hunters are uncomfortable with the idea of an animal being captive, or experiencing fear when the trapper arrives to check the trap.
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Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trappers
hunters
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That’s why the two of us — state legislators in Wyoming and Montana — are teaming up to fight for public land access, just as the hunters on Wyoming’s Elk Mountain did.—
Karlee Provenza,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Unlike many of the birds that Helen and Allan Cruickshank found in the Everglades, the storks had not been decimated by plume hunters decades before because the homely bird’s feathers weren’t prized for ladies' hats.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Trappers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trappers. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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