noun
Meaning 1
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
birdcatcher
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Pronunciation
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History
Etymology
From bird + catcher.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: ocellaire — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Czech: ptáčník — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Esperanto: birdkaptisto — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Finnish: linnunpyytäjä — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- French: oiseleur — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- French: oiseleuse — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- German: Vogelfänger — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- German: Vogelfängerin — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- German: Vogeljäger — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- German: Vogeljägerin — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- German: Vogelsteller — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- German: Vogelstellerin — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Greek: πτηνοθήρας (ptinothíras) — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Ancient Greek: ἰξευτής (ixeutḗs) — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Hungarian: madarász — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Irish: gaisteoir éan — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Italian: uccellatore — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Japanese: 鳥刺し (torisashi) — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Northern Kurdish: teyrgir — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Latin: auceps — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Polish: ptasznik — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Portuguese: passarinheiro — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Russian: птицело́в (pticelóv) — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Scottish Gaelic: eunadair — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Slovak: vtáčník — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Spanish: pajarero — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Swedish: fågelfängare — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Turkish: kuşçu — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Ottoman Turkish: قوشجی (kuşcu) — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎖𐎌 (yqš) — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Volapük: bödifanan — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Volapük: bödihifanan — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Volapük: bödijifanan — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Welsh: adarwr — a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl