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bird-catcher

bird-catcher is the alternative form of birdcatcher.

Meaning of birdcatcher

Noun

birdcatcher (plural birdcatchers)

  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 of bird-catcher

pluralbird-catchers

Phrases with bird-catcher

Questions about bird-catcher

What is bird-catcher the alternative form of?
Bird-catcher is the alternative form of birdcatcher.

Words near bird-catcher in the dictionary

  1. bird-alane
  2. bird-bolt
  3. bird-brained
  4. bird-cage
  5. bird-cages
  6. bird-catcher
  7. bird-catcher tree
  8. bird-cherry ermine
  9. bird-cherry ermines
  10. bird-dog
  11. bird-dogged

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