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birdcatcher en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From bird + catcher.

Meanings

1. Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
   • 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. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 20:

Forms

Relateds

bird-catcher tree · birdcatcher tick · birdcatching

Translations (34)

ota قوشجی (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · de Vogeljäger (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · grc ἰξευτής (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · vo bödifanan (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · ru птицело́в (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · ca ocellaire (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · cs ptáčník (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · vo bödihifanan (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · it uccellatore (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · es pajarero (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · fr oiseleur (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · de Vogelfänger (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · de Vogeljägerin (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · de Vogelstellerin (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · de Vogelsteller (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · el πτηνοθήρας (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · fr oiseleuse (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · cy adarwr (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · pl ptasznik (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · eo birdkaptisto (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · hu madarász (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · vo bödijifanan (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · sk vtáčník (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · ja 鳥刺し (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · de Vogelfängerin (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · sv fågelfängare (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · pt passarinheiro (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · kmr teyrgir (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · fi linnunpyytäjä (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · uga 𐎊𐎖𐎌 (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · gd eunadair (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · ga gaisteoir éan (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · tr kuşçu (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) · la auceps (a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl)