trapper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)

WordNet

Trap"per noun
Etymology
From Trap to insnare.
Definitions
  1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs. W. Irving.
  2. (Mining) A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level. Raymond.

Webster 1913