birdcatcher
English
Alternative forms
- bird-catcher
- bird catcher
Noun
birdcatcher (plural birdcatchers)
- Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 20:
- They had therefore to make their way for Hedale, but it was only a slight path, so when the night set in they lost the track, and to make matters worse they could not find the bird catchers' hut either.
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Translations
a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
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