trapper

«trapper» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who catches wild animals in traps, especially… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a trapper, trappers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A trapper is a person who catches wild animals in traps, especially for their fur. tree →

2) A trapper can also be anyone whose job is to catch animals with traps, such as pests or animals for study. tree →

sense in the lessons

Mostly in history and stories about North America, Canada and the Wild West: fur trappers, the fur trade, log cabins. Today some trappers catch pests or catch animals for scientists to tag and release. It tells the reader about a hard, outdoor life in the wilderness.

examples

• The fur trapper set his traps along the frozen river. tree →
• Trappers sold beaver furs to traders in Canada. tree →
• The old trapper knew every track in the forest. tree →
• Scientists hired a trapper to catch and tag the foxes. tree →
• In the story, the trapper shared his cabin with a lost boy. tree →
• The trapper checked his traps every morning. tree →

note

Countable. From «trap» + «-er»; note the double p. A «trapper» catches animals; a «hunter» usually shoots them. Many people today think fur trapping is cruel, and some places ban it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «trapper» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.