One who hunts wild birds, whether for sport or food, esp. with nets; a bird-catcher. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun] (26) fowlerc893 One who hunts wild birds, whether for sport or food, esp. with nets; a bird-catcher. Now rare. birder1308 A person who hunts or catches wild birds; a bird-catcher. Now rare. catcher1550 A person who captures or (in early use) takes possession of someone or something; esp. one who catches or traps animals, often as an occupation… bird-catcher1580 With participles, agent nouns, and verbal nouns, forming compounds in which bird expresses the object of the underlying verb, as in bird-angler, bi… bird-angler1653 With participles, agent nouns, and verbal nouns, forming compounds in which bird expresses the object of the underlying verb, as in bird-angler, bi… wild-fowler1859 a sportsman who shoots or catches wildfowl. waterfowler1888 A person who hunts waterfowl. Subcategories:— for the pot (1) — for plumage (2) — at night (2) — using snare or net (8) — partridge hunter (2) — teal hunter (1) — one who attends decoy (2) — society for destroying sparrows (1) |
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