trapper

Plural: trappers

Noun

• A person who traps wild animals, especially for their fur.
• someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
• One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.
• A worker (usually a child) who opens and shuts a door in a gallery or level of a mine, to manage ventilation and access.
• An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
• A drug dealer.
• A performer of trap music.
• Synonym of catcher.

Examples

• The experienced Scrabble player was a TRAPPER of opportunities, always eyeing bonus squares.

Synonyms

catcher