flycatchern.

Brit.

/ˈflʌɪˌkatʃə/, U.S.

/ˈflaɪˌkɛtʃər/,

/ˈflaɪˌkætʃər/

Etymology: < fly n.¹ + catcher n.

a. One who catches flies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > carnivore > that feeds on insects

flycatcher1600

insect-feeder1835

insectivore1863

fly-eater1895

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of flies

flycatcher1600

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of flies

flycatcher1600

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun] > one who entraps

beswiker1340

catcherc1450

fodea1529

misleader1579

Sinon1581

entrapper1587

siren1592

snarer1597

flycatcher1600

ensnarer1631

decoy1639

decoy-ducka1640

trepan1653

trepanner1659

1600 W. Cornwallis Ess. I. xix. sig. L5 To be of Domitians sect, a Fly-catcher.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cclviii. 225 The Swallow was a Fly-Catcher as well as the Spider.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Nov. 2/2 ‘The fly-catcher’, as he [Darwin] was known to the crew, was a prime favourite.

b. A contrivance for catching flies.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun]

lawyer1377

man of lawc1405

practiserc1450

jurist1481

lawman1535

practitioner1576

man of the long coat1579

(a gentleman) toward the law1592

gownsman1627

law-driver1640

long-robe man1654

green bag1699

flycatcher1708

homme d'affaires1717

jet1728

law-solicitor1738

shark1806

blue bag1817

law-person1819

law-gentleman1837

maître1883

lip1929

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > device for catching flies

flycatcher1708

fly-cage1838

flypaper1842

fly-trap1855

catch-'em-alive-oh1856

the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > trap for insects

flycatcher1708

bug trap?1765

flapper1796

fly-cage1838

flypaper1842

fly-trap1855

catch-'em-alive-oh1856

light trap1881

1848 Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 6. 321 This implement is much used in Cornwall, where it is called the ‘fly-catcher’.

1855 A. Manning Old Chelsea Bun-house vi. 91 After Tea..my Mother began to snip a Fly-catcher.

figurative.1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. xv. 61 Ye scurvy Fly-catchers you! [i.e. lawyers].1889 Daily News 5 Feb. 5/3 The quidnuncs and flycatchers.

2. A bird that catches flies; in England, usually one of the genus Muscicapa, esp. M. grisola; in America, usually one of the genus Tyrannus, T. Carolinensis or T. pipiri.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Tyrannidae (tyrant-bird)

flycatcher1678

tyrant1731

tyrant-flycatcher1783

tyrant-shrike1809

scissortail1827

tyrant-bird1888

boatbill1951

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Muscicapinae > genus Muscicapa (fly-catcher)

flycatcher1678

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 158 Muscicapa, the flycatcher.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 358 Several sorts of pigeons, parroquets, and fly-catchers.

1833 Selby in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. i. 20 The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola).

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xv. 353 The..plaintive note of a white-tufted tyrant-flycatcher.

1869 W. P. Turnbull Birds E. Pennsylv. 21 Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus.

1882 Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 No. 3. 440 The rare pied flycatcher (Muscicapa atricapilla).

a. A spider that catches flies.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider) > unspecified type > that catches flies

flycatcher1750

1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 91 The Fly-Catcher..is of the Spider-kind.

b. A plant that catches flies; = fly-trap n. 2.

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the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [noun] > that ingests animal matter

flycatcher1862

insectivore1863

carnivore1884

1862 C. Kingsley Water-babies i, in Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 275/2 A spring..which soaks up..in the bog, among red fly-catchers.

c1865 Ld. Brougham in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. Introd. Disc. p. xxii The Muscipula, Fly-trap, or Fly-catcher..has small prickles in the inside of two leaves.

4. In the war of 1914–18, a fast type of aeroplane. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > fighter

chaser1915

pursuit aeroplane1915

skyfighter1915

fighter1917

pursuit airplane1917

pursuit plane1918

flycatcher1924

pursuit aircraft1928

pursuiter1928

night fighter1941

dogfighter1943

parasite jet fighter1948

1924 Glasgow Herald 28 July 9 The royal yacht had three ‘fly-catchers’.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words Fly-catchers, a fast type of aeroplane, officially rated as ‘Fleet Fighters’.

1928 Times 23 Mar. 19/2 They were engaged in turn by the ‘Flycatchers’ from the Furious.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flycatcher
释义	flycatchern. Brit. /ˈflʌɪˌkatʃə/, U.S. /ˈflaɪˌkɛtʃər/, /ˈflaɪˌkætʃər/ Etymology: < fly n.¹ + catcher n. 1. a. One who catches flies. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > carnivore > that feeds on insects flycatcher1600 insect-feeder1835 insectivore1863 fly-eater1895 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of flies flycatcher1600 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > hunter of specific animal > [noun] > of flies flycatcher1600 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun] > one who entraps beswiker1340 catcherc1450 fodea1529 misleader1579 Sinon1581 entrapper1587 siren1592 snarer1597 flycatcher1600 ensnarer1631 decoy1639 decoy-ducka1640 trepan1653 trepanner1659 1600 W. Cornwallis Ess. I. xix. sig. L5 To be of Domitians sect, a Fly-catcher. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cclviii. 225 The Swallow was a Fly-Catcher as well as the Spider. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Nov. 2/2 ‘The fly-catcher’, as he [Darwin] was known to the crew, was a prime favourite. b. A contrivance for catching flies. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] lawyer1377 man of lawc1405 practiserc1450 jurist1481 lawman1535 practitioner1576 man of the long coat1579 (a gentleman) toward the law1592 gownsman1627 law-driver1640 long-robe man1654 green bag1699 flycatcher1708 homme d'affaires1717 jet1728 law-solicitor1738 shark1806 blue bag1817 law-person1819 law-gentleman1837 maître1883 lip1929 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > pest control > [noun] > device for catching flies flycatcher1708 fly-cage1838 flypaper1842 fly-trap1855 catch-'em-alive-oh1856 the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > trap for insects flycatcher1708 bug trap?1765 flapper1796 fly-cage1838 flypaper1842 fly-trap1855 catch-'em-alive-oh1856 light trap1881 1848 Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 6. 321 This implement is much used in Cornwall, where it is called the ‘fly-catcher’. 1855 A. Manning Old Chelsea Bun-house vi. 91 After Tea..my Mother began to snip a Fly-catcher. figurative.1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. xv. 61 Ye scurvy Fly-catchers you! [i.e. lawyers].1889 Daily News 5 Feb. 5/3 The quidnuncs and flycatchers. 2. A bird that catches flies; in England, usually one of the genus Muscicapa, esp. M. grisola; in America, usually one of the genus Tyrannus, T. Carolinensis or T. pipiri. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Tyrannidae (tyrant-bird) flycatcher1678 tyrant1731 tyrant-flycatcher1783 tyrant-shrike1809 scissortail1827 tyrant-bird1888 boatbill1951 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Muscicapinae > genus Muscicapa (fly-catcher) flycatcher1678 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 158 Muscicapa, the flycatcher. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 358 Several sorts of pigeons, parroquets, and fly-catchers. 1833 Selby in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. i. 20 The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola). 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xv. 353 The..plaintive note of a white-tufted tyrant-flycatcher. 1869 W. P. Turnbull Birds E. Pennsylv. 21 Least Flycatcher, Empidonax minimus. 1882 Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 No. 3. 440 The rare pied flycatcher (Muscicapa atricapilla). 3. a. A spider that catches flies. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider) > unspecified type > that catches flies flycatcher1750 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados 91 The Fly-Catcher..is of the Spider-kind. b. A plant that catches flies; = fly-trap n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [noun] > that ingests animal matter flycatcher1862 insectivore1863 carnivore1884 1862 C. Kingsley Water-babies i, in Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 275/2 A spring..which soaks up..in the bog, among red fly-catchers. c1865 Ld. Brougham in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. Introd. Disc. p. xxii The Muscipula, Fly-trap, or Fly-catcher..has small prickles in the inside of two leaves. 4. In the war of 1914–18, a fast type of aeroplane. colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > fighter chaser1915 pursuit aeroplane1915 skyfighter1915 fighter1917 pursuit airplane1917 pursuit plane1918 flycatcher1924 pursuit aircraft1928 pursuiter1928 night fighter1941 dogfighter1943 parasite jet fighter1948 1924 Glasgow Herald 28 July 9 The royal yacht had three ‘fly-catchers’. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words Fly-catchers, a fast type of aeroplane, officially rated as ‘Fleet Fighters’. 1928 Times 23 Mar. 19/2 They were engaged in turn by the ‘Flycatchers’ from the Furious. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
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