birdcatcher

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Etymology

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From bird +‎ catcher.

Noun

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birdcatcher (plural birdcatchers)

  1. Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 20:
      They had therefore to make their way for Hedale, but it was only a slight path, so when the night set in they lost the track, and to make matters worse they could not find the bird catchers' hut either.
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