birdcatcher
nounEtymology From bird + catcher.
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 Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 20:
- Related terms
- birdcatcher tick, bird-catcher tree, birdcatching