wolfer
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwʊlfər/
- Archaic
:
cazador de lobos
- My grandfather was a skilled wolfer who trapped wolves to sell their pelts.
Examples
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ALEX, DID I EVER TELL YOU MY UNCLE WAS A WOLFER DOWN IN MONTANA?
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In the past, a wolfer would face harsh conditions while hunting wolves in the wilderness.
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The wolfer carefully set his traps in the hopes of catching wolves that were threatening livestock.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who looks for and kills wild animals for food or sport
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5.8
A person who catches wild animals with traps for their fur
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5.9
A man who catches or kills wild animals, often for sport
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4.7
A woman who looks for wild animals to catch or kill
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6.5
A person who quietly follows animals to hunt them
A person who hunts wild animals for food or sport
A woman who goes out to find and kill wild animals like deer for sport or work
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wolfer comes from wolf plus the ending -er, meaning 'one who', like hunter, and was used for a person who hunts or traps wolves for their fur. So a wolfer is 'one who' hunts wolves.