snarer
9.1
A person who sets traps to catch birds or small animals
- noun
- /ˈsnɛrər/
:
trampista
- As a skilled snarer, he knew exactly where to set the traps for the best catch.
Examples
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The snarer carefully placed the trap in the bushes to catch the unsuspecting birds.
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The snarer returned to the forest to check on the traps he had set the day before.
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The trapsetting impulse evidently is the same as in catching fish; the snarer hates to quit on an odd number.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
trapper
vssnarer
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5.8
A person who catches wild animals with traps for their fur
focuses on catching mainly birds or small animals with traps
birdcatcher
vssnarer
5.3
A person or machine that catches birds to study them
uses traps personally and also targets small animals as well as birds
How Skilled
trapper
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5.8
24
5.8
snarer
9.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word snarer comes from the old English word snare, which meant a 'noose' or 'trap'. So a snarer is simply someone who uses a snare to catch birds or small animals.