trapper

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹæpɚ/

Definition of trapper

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.
    “The trapper is amazed and disturbed because he sees that this wild man has been freeing all the animals from his traps.”
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noun

  1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.
    “The trapper is amazed and disturbed because he sees that this wild man has been freeing all the animals from his traps.”
  2. (historical)A worker (usually a child) who opens and shuts a door in a gallery or level of a mine, to manage ventilation and access.
  3. An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
  4. (slang)A drug dealer.
    “Wanna be a trapper? Never serve a nigga where you live”
  5. (slang)A performer of trap music.
  6. Synonym of catcher.

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Etymology

From trap + -er, compare french trappeur.

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