different between trapper vs hunter

English

Etymology

trap +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?æp?/
• Rhymes: -æp?(r)

Noun

trapper (plural trappers)

1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs.
2. (mining) A child who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.
3. An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
4. (slang) A drug dealer.
5. (slang) A performer of trap music.

Translations

Danish

Noun

trapper c

1. indefinite plural of trappe

Dutch

Etymology

From trappen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?r

Noun

trapper m (plural trappers, diminutive trappertje n)

1. bicycle pedal

   Synonym: pedaal

French

Etymology

trappe +? -er

Verb

trapper

1. To trap (hunt using traps)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• trappage

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

trapper m or f

1. indefinite plural of trapp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

trapper f

1. indefinite plural of trapp

English

Etymology

From Middle English hunter, huntere, honter, equivalent to hunt +? -er. Compare Old English hunta (“hunter”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?nt?/, [?h????]
• Hyphenation: hun?ter
• Rhymes: -?nt?(r)

Noun

hunter (plural hunters, feminine huntress)

1. One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
2. A dog used in hunting.
3. A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.
   • 1857-1859, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Virginians

     a sound, swift, well-bred hunter and roadster

   • 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 480:

     Henry, laughing, spurs away his hunter under the dripping trees.

4. One who hunts or seeks after anything.

   The hunter becomes the hunted.

   a fortune hunter

   • ?, Alfred Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine

     No keener hunter after glory breathes.

5. (psychology) A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

   Coordinate term: howler

   • 2008, J. Reid Meloy, Lorraine Sheridan, Jens Hoffmann, Stalking, Threatening, and Attacking Public Figures (page 121)

     Although their behavior does not have the same impact as hunters, howlers nevertheless distract the public figure and compel security and law enforcement […]

   • 2015, Steve Albrecht, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities

     Hunters stalk their targets, make detailed plans, acquire and practice with weapons, and try to hurt or kill people. Howlers make bomb threats to schools, malls, churches, businesses, and government offices.

6. A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.
7. A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

Hyponyms

• fortune hunter
• headhunter
• white hunter

Derived terms

• demi-hunter
• half-hunter
• headhunter

Related terms

• hunted
• hunting

Translations

See also

• hunter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Etymology

From hunten +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hunt?r/

Noun

hunter (plural hunters)

1. hunter

Descendants

• English: hunter