Trapper Meaning
/ˈtɹæpɚ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.
nounA worker (usually a child) who opens and shuts a door in a gallery or level of a mine, to manage ventilation and access.
Sentence Examples
Boseman is an old trapper.
The cabin of that old trapper is not far away.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The experienced ____ used a variety of snares and cages to capture wild animals for their fur.
Word Origin & History
From trap + -er, compare french trappeur.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The trapper is amazed and disturbed because he sees that this wild man has been freeing all the animals from his traps."
— 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 189:
"Wanna be a trapper? Never serve a nigga where you live"
— 2013, “Ounces”, performed by Migos:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The experienced ____ used a variety of snares and cages to capture wild animals for their fur.